11.   Israeli troops have severed the tiny coastal strip into three sections, barring motorized travel from one area to another.

12.   It was the largest of several sweeps that the Palestinian police have made since entering the coastal strip last May.

13.   Russian businessmen can often be found in cabarets that line the coastal strip, many featuring Russian dancers.

14.   Somalia is so fractured that the nominal government controls less than half its capital city and some coastal strips.

15.   There were conflicting accounts of what had happened in the shootings, which began in thick fog that enveloped the coastal strip.

16.   There appeared to be no particular nervousness on Monday, though, in the capital, Luanda, which is part of the coastal strip the government considers secure.

17.   They have also protested that Israeli actions this week like sealing off the coastal strip amounted to collective punishment.

18.   A partial embargo began on Monday in the Gaza Strip when Palestinian police began turning away Israeli trucks headed for the coastal strip.

19.   A partial Palestinian embargo began on Monday in the Gaza Strip when Palestinian police began turning away Israeli trucks headed for the coastal strip.

20.   A partial Palestinian embargo began Monday in the Gaza Strip when Palestinian police began turning away Israeli trucks headed for the coastal strip.