21.   The Israeli army denied mistreating any prisoners.

22.   The Israeli army denied mistreating prisoners.

23.   The Israeli army denied that the child had died as a result of the delay but announced that the officer who had held up the ambulance would be tried.

24.   Thursday Palestinians said the army had blown out a door of the church, a charge the army denied.

25.   Palestinians spoke of a massacre of civilians, a charge the army vehemently denied.

26.   Peasants from the area said they saw heavy army casualties after a firefight, but the army has denied there was a battle.

27.   A pro-Kurdish newspaper reported that Turkey was carrying out operations in northern Iraq to hunt Turkish Kurdish rebels, but the army on Wednesday denied that.

28.   Abu Ola had initially said an Israeli tank shell hit the school Thursday, but the army denied there was Israeli shooting in the area at the time.

29.   Abu Ola initially said an Israeli tank shell hit the school Thursday, but the army denied there was Israeli shooting in the area at the time.

30.   But in Jerusalem, the Israeli army denied he was connected to the militia and said he was a civilian electricity worker.