31.   During heavy exchanges of fire two Palestinians were killed, Palestinian security and hospital officials said.

32.   Early Tuesday, Israeli tanks entered Bethlehem, and there were heavy exchanges of fire between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli soldiers.

33.   Elsewhere in the West Bank, a heavy exchange of fire was reported Tuesday in the Al Amari refugee camp south of Ramallah.

34.   Egyptian and Ethiopian security guards returned fire in what the officials described as a heavy exchange of gunfire, killing three of the attackers.

35.   Elsewhere, there were heavy exchanges of fire overnight between the Israeli army and Palestinian gunmen near the West Bank settlement of Psagot, but no injuries were reported.

36.   Five Palestinians were injured in a heavy exchange of fire in the area that included shelling by Israeli tanks, Palestinian witnesses said.

37.   For the first time in nearly a month of heavy exchanges in the disputed Himalayan territory, neither side used artillery guns in the overnight firing, said Raina.

38.   For the first time in nearly a month of heavy exchanges in the disputed Himalayan territory, neither side used artillery in the overnight firing, said Raina.

39.   Heavy exchanges of fire erupted Wednesday in Beit Jalla and Aida.

40.   Heavy exchanges of fire involving light tanks and artillery broke out at several locations outside the city.