31.   Eleven other Singaporean servicemen and a New Zealand military liaison officer were wounded.

32.   The three from Beesheba in southern Israel were caught selling drugs and handed over to an Israeli-Palestinian military liaison committee before being transferred to Israeli officers.

33.   They will however only be allowed to travel around inside Israel with authorization from the military liaison office.

34.   Two policemen questioned the wounded in hospital and drew up a report which was submitted to the joint Israeli-Palestinian military liaison committee, an officer told AFP.

35.   It has already led to an exchange of information and accord on opening military liaison missions.

36.   Russia on Wednesday rejected a NATO proposal for an exchange of military liaison officers, deeming the idea to be premature, a diplomatic source said.

37.   That arrangement has served as the basis for a permanent Russian military liaison at SHAPE.

38.   The general told the ministers that NATOs proposal to exchange military liaisons in key Russian and NATO headquarters was premature, diplomats said.