101.   The deal follows the signature at the end of September of the agreement between the PLO and Israel on extending Palestinian autonomy.

102.   The elections will take place after Israel withdraws from six West Bank towns under an agreement to extend Palestinian autonomy across the territory.

103.   The Israeli army withdrew from Tulkarm earlier this month as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

104.   The Israel-PLO accord signed last week extends Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.

105.   The Israeli delegation also discussed the Israel-PLO talks on extending Palestinian autonomy on the West Bank.

106.   The Israeli army began to withdraw from the West Bank town of Qalqilya on Saturday as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the territory.

107.   The Israeli army is to withdraw from most of Hebron in March as part of the Israeli-PLO accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

108.   The Palestinian self-rule authority gave a guarded welcome to the Israel-Jordan peace treaty initialled Monday, and urged Israel to move faster in extending Palestinian autonomy.