1.   For a second day, Israel conducted none of the air strikes on Palestinian territory that followed the devastating weekend suicide bombings in Jerusalem and Haifa.

2.   The attack is an apparent response to this weekends suicide bombings in Israel.

3.   Peres, who earlier had canceled the trip because of the weekend suicide bombings in Israel, was expected to meet with Powell and others to discuss the crisis.

4.   After the weekend bombings, Israeli forces cut off West Bank towns and banned Palestinian traffic on West Bank roads.

5.   After the weekend suicide bombings and Israeli retaliation, Arafat moved against the violent extremists.

6.   French President Jacques Chirac on Sunday condemned a series of deadly weekend bombings in Israel, urging new talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

7.   French President Jacques Chirac on Sunday condemned a series of deadly weekend bombings in Israel, urging Israelis and Palestinians to return to the bargaining table.

8.   He did not comment on the weekend bombings.

9.   Serbs and ethnic Albanians clashed Sunday in western Kosovo, blaming each other for a series of deadly weekend bombings and casting a shadow over scheduled peace talks.

10.   Small-scale bombings this weekend targeted a seaside resort and a private home.