21.   A major battle erupted Monday night after Palestinian militants fired mortar rounds at a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, causing no injuries, the army said.

22.   A roadside bomb was detonated near a bus transporting Jewish children to school in the Gaza Strip Monday, injuring several people, the army said.

23.   A supply ship trying to reach Biak had to turn back because of bad weather, said army Capt. Cipuk Udayana.

24.   A senior Israeli officer was killed in the fighting, during which shots were also fired from across the Egyptian border, the army said.

25.   A U.S.-made Colombian warplane crashed Saturday amid heavy fighting between leftist rebels and government forces, the army said.

26.   A wounded Palestinian prisoner being transferred from an Israeli hospital to prison Wednesday collapsed and died after he was handcuffed by military police, the army said.

27.   A U.S.-made Colombian warplane crashed Saturday amid heavy fighting between leftist rebels and government forces, killing seven airmen, the army said.

28.   About an hour into the gun battle, an Israeli tank fired two shells at a building from which Palestinians had been shooting, the army said.

29.   After the incident, Israelis were barred from the city and Palestinians from Bethlehem were banned from entering Israel, the army said.

30.   Aid workers near the border said Yugoslav army tanks were thought to be hidden in nearby hills.