91.   In Syria, a coalition of Damascus-based radical Palestinian factions condemned the deal on Monday and pledged to continue armed struggle against Israel.

92.   In telephone call to The Associated Press, a man claimed responsibility on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a radical Palestinian faction.

93.   Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said he believed Arafat was in control of Palestinian factions and could stop the violence.

94.   Israeli officials said they were skeptical of the detention of Ahmed Saadat, the leader of a powerful Palestinian faction.

95.   It also acted as a unifying umbrella for eight rival Palestinian factions.

96.   Iraq is seeking to resume diplomatic relations with Syria and has asked a hard-line Palestinian faction to mediate, an official with the group said Saturday.

97.   Israel said the arms included dozens of rockets and several anti-aircraft missiles and identified the sender as a tiny Syrian-based Palestinian faction.

98.   Israeli media speculated the weapons were either smuggled into the autonomy zones or stolen from Israeli military installations by Palestinian factions and later captured by Palestinian police.

99.   It is backed by a host of radical Palestinian factions opposed to peace with Israel.

100.   It was not immediately clear whether an adjacent base for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, another radical Palestinian faction, was hit.