91.   The army said it was continuing to investigate the killings in Jenin on Friday of four Palestinians, including three children.

92.   The army said it was responding to Palestinian gunfire against two Israeli jeeps.

93.   The army said it was surrounding the compound to prevent any fleeing gunmen from seeking sanctuary there.

94.   The army said it would maintain the cease-fire.

95.   The army said its forces had been fired upon before shooting, but Palestinians said the men were shot down in cold blood.

96.   The army said its men guarding such checkpoints here and elsewhere were on high alert.

97.   The army said later said that it had no interest in harming civilians and cautioned noncombatants to stay away from the firing zone.

98.   The army said one of the men was a Hamas activist suspected of planning terror attacks.

99.   The army said soldiers had opened fire when their lives were endangered by dozens of rioters who attacked them with stones and two makeshift hand grenades.

100.   The army said that during street-clashes in the area soldiers opened fire when they were shot at by Palestinians.