1.   Israeli shells often fall nearby, and occasionally in, the small farming town.

2.   Last week, five Israelis died in a brush fire set off by Israeli shell fire.

3.   That explains the campaign to sacrifice Palestinian women and children, opening the possibility for a stray Israeli shell to inflict horrific tragedy.

4.   Television footage from the area showed several Israeli shells landing within a few feet of the highway.

5.   The bomber was the cousin of Mahmoud Titi, a leader of Al Aksa Martyrs Brigade killed the preceding week by an Israeli shell.

6.   The three peacekeepers, all Norwegian soldiers, were in stable condition Sunday night after undergoing surgery for wounds caused by Israeli anti-personnel shells, a U.N. spokesman said.

7.   A Lebanese woman suffered minor shrapnel injuries when an Israeli shell struck the village of Jebaa, said the security sources.

8.   A Lebanese woman suffered minor shrapnel injuries when an Israeli shell struck in the village of Jebaa.

9.   A Palestinian security official, Col. Khaled Abu Ola, said one of the children apparently kicked an unexploded Israeli shell lying on the ground.

10.   A Palestinian shop was set on fire by an Israeli incendiary shell, and Israeli forces fired on Palestinians trying to extinguish the blaze, witnesses said.