11.   Led by Powell, the State Department is putting pressure on Israel to end military incursions as a response to suicide bombings and other acts of violence.

12.   South Korean officials see the North Korean border incursions as an attempt to put pressure on Washington to accept direct peace negotiations with it, excluding the rival South.

13.   Tehran sees the incursion as a violation of international law and called for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Turkish troops, the agency said.

14.   The French used that incursion as an excuse to seize the helicopter and the MV Greenpeace, along with the Rainbow Warrior II, the zodiacs and communications equipment.

15.   The new policy did not necessarily mean another full-scale invasion, but unlike earlier statements, the Israeli government did not characterize its planned incursions as short-term.

16.   U.S. and South Korean officials also have expressed concerns about the possibility of a North Korean military incursion as further pressure.

17.   Unlike earlier statements, the Israeli government did not characterize its planned incursions as short-term.

18.   He also slammed the Turkish incursion as a failure which had strengthened the PKK instead of weakening it.

19.   A spokeswoman described the incursion as a search-and-arrest operation by army troops and border police.

20.   This week, however, Pakistan appeared to pledge greater efforts to prevent incursions as the threat of an Indian attack loomed.