1.   An army spokeswoman said most of those arrested would be released after questioning.

2.   An Israeli army spokeswoman said the army had no comment on the incident.

3.   An Israeli army spokeswoman was quoted as saying that the vehicles had entered a village near Jenin after coming under fire from gunmen.

4.   An army spokeswoman said the soldiers had faced a large stone-throwing crowd and opened fire when a firebomb landed near their position.

5.   An army spokeswoman said she did not know the age of the injured Palestinian.

6.   An army spokeswoman said that bomb experts sent to neutralize the bomb discovered that civilians had also been in the area during the shooting.

7.   An army spokeswoman said that the incident was being investigated, though there was a suggestion that something had gone awry.

8.   An army spokeswoman said the group used the cemetery as a meeting place to plan attacks.

9.   An army spokeswoman expressed frustration at not being able to respond in detail Tuesday night to the accusations, pending a complete investigation.

10.   An army spokeswoman said that the houses near the road to the Katif settlement bloc had served as cover for the attack and for other shootings by Palestinian gunmen.