31.   Because of the crowd of revellers the soldiers did not fire back or chase the gunmen, Ertoto said.

32.   Israeli public radio reported that shots were heard in Jordan and that the Jordanian army was chasing the gunmen.

33.   Israeli soldiers chased the gunmen, who fled toward the Palestinian village of Deir al-Balah.

34.   The gunmen were chased into the college building where they have taken up positions, police said.