11.   Today, Israeli troops are perhaps at greatest risk when they leave the confines of their military posts to carry out patrols or to escort settlers.

12.   Israeli military sources early said three Israelis were killed and two others injured when a bomb exploded next to a convoy of military vehicles escorting Israeli settlers near Netzarim.

13.   The convoy included armoured military vehicles escorting Jewish settlers, the sources added, without saying whether the victims were soldiers or settlers.

14.   The convoy included military vehicles that were escorting Israeli settlers.