21.   Bamahane said the trenches could help thwart terror attacks in Israel by preventing car bombs from leaving Palestinian cities.

22.   French judicial officials say Djamel Begal, a French-Algerian man arrested in Dubai in July, has been key to rounding-up suspects and thwarting attacks.

23.   He said the military had succeeded in thwarting that attack.

24.   Israeli troops thwarted an attack on their south Lebanon positions, killing one Lebanese guerrilla and injuring three, security sources said Sunday.

25.   Israelis said they acted to thwart an attack they believe was planned for the closing ceremony of the Maccabiah Games.

26.   Israeli troops thwarted an attack on their south Lebanon positions, killing two Lebanese guerrillas and injuring three, security sources said Sunday.

27.   Israelis said they acted to thwart an attack they believe was planned for the closing of the Maccabiah Games.

28.   Netanyahu confirmed a report Tuesday that Palestinians security forces provided information three weeks ago which helped thwart an attack.

29.   One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, noted that the government has thwarted recent attacks planned on U.S. embassies overseas.

30.   Police fired bullets to thwart an attack by left-wing extremists Tuesday, killing at least six people in a northwestern Nepal town, an official said.