11.   Hebron Mayor Mustafa Natche said Wednesday that a gradual withdrawal was acceptable, but only if it came with a fixed timetable.

12.   Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has said a gradual withdrawal from Palestinian cities would continue.

13.   Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said Friday that a gradual withdrawal from Palestinian cities would continue.

14.   It has favored a gradual withdrawal of U.N. troops, suspecting that a quick transfer of authority to Croatia could lead to a mass exodus of Serbs.

15.   Israel said it would temporarily suspend its gradual withdrawal from West Bank towns.

16.   Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said a gradual withdrawal from Palestinian cities would continue.

17.   On Friday, he once again promised to start a gradual withdrawal of Russian army forces from the southern republic in accordance with his plan.

18.   On Tuesday, in keeping with a pledge by new Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, the Indonesian army began a gradual withdrawal of troops from East Timor.

19.   The Palestinians say they are ready to accept a gradual withdrawal, but only if Israel commits itself to a fixed timetable.

20.   The Palestinians have demanded control over Hebron, but some PLO negotiators have suggested a gradual withdrawal if a specific timetable is agreed to.