1.   By night fall, Israeli tanks had circled Palestinian cities and the army had clamped an internal closure on the areas, preventing Arab residents from leaving their communities.

2.   Israeli tanks circled Palestinian cities and the army clamped an internal closure on the areas, preventing Arab residents from leaving their communities.

3.   On Thursday, Israeli tanks circled Palestinian cities and the army clamped an internal closure on the areas, preventing Arab residents from leaving their communities.

4.   Witnesses said tanks circled a house in Beitunia, just south of Ramallah, where soldiers apparently planned to make arrests.

5.   Israeli tanks circled the offices of President Yasser Arafat, taking up position a few metres away.

6.   On Saturday, tanks circled the presidential palace and the army headquarters.