31.   In the past, Palestinian militant groups have carried out a number of shooting and bombing attacks on Israelis in hopes of wrecking Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

32.   Israel says it is acting in self-defense against Palestinian militants who have killed scores of Israelis in shooting and bombing attacks.

33.   Israel says its attacks on militants, several of which have been publicly acknowledged, are intended to prevent shooting and bombing attacks against its soldiers and civilians.

34.   Israel says militias in the camp have been responsible for a string of shooting and bombing attacks that have killed scores of Israelis in recent months.

35.   Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said the militant, Mahmoud Abu-Hanoud, was responsible for the deaths of dozens of Israelis in suicide bombing attacks he directed.

36.   It later made the releases conditional upon the Palestinians getting tougher on Islamic militant groups that have carried out bombing attacks in Israel.

37.   Israel accuses Barghouti of commanding the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militia, which is linked to Fatah and has carried out scores of shooting and bombing attacks on Israelis.

38.   Israel is holding Arafat as a virtual prisoner in his West Bank headquarters, part of a large-scale military operation that followed a series of Palestinian suicide bombing attacks.

39.   It also comes as Israel considered further retaliation following another suicide bombing attack on Israelis.

40.   Last week Israeli police foiled a suicide bombing attack in Afula, just north of the West Bank, when they jumped a Palestinian who was carrying a bomb.