31.   As the Israeli forces have pulled back, they have continued to maintain a virtual blockade of the cities they have left.

32.   As the talks took place in Egypt, violence continued between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

33.   At its heart, are Palestinian elections and a companion redeployment of Israeli forces in the West Bank.

34.   At present, Israeli forces alone police a strictly segregated schedule of worship for Jews and Muslims, and Israel wants to maintain the arrangement.

35.   Atop a rocky hillside, the Israeli forces responded from heavy-caliber machine guns mounted on a tank that had its artillery cannon trained down on the village.

36.   Basically, the reports were that these people were thought to have or have thrown grenades at the Israeli forces.

37.   Before dawn, Israeli forces seized positions in Palestinian-controlled territory in the town of Beit Jala.

38.   Before dawn, Israeli forces entered the West Bank city of Hebron, arresting three Palestinians whom Israel accused of being militants.

39.   Besides Tulkarm, Israeli forces still held positions in Jenin, Qalquiliya and Ramallah.

40.   A fifth Palestinian was killed attempting to enter the northern West Bank city of Jenin, which is currently sealed off by Israeli forces.