1.   A senior Israeli army officer the fighting began when Palestinians fired from a belltower toward a nearby rooftop lookout manned by two Israeli border policemen.

2.   But Laham was disappointed to see the usual Israeli troops manning rooftop lookouts and patrolling the alleys on alert for possible attempts by Islamic extremists to mar festivities.

3.   Israeli tanks ringed the church and dozens of soldiers manned rooftop lookouts.

4.   Israeli tanks ringed the church Tuesday, including one parked on Manger Square, and dozens of troops manned rooftop lookouts.

5.   Troops manned rooftop lookouts.

6.   While four of his fighters observed the front from a rooftop lookout, the other dozen members of the unit played volleyball as the sun set over the plain.