31.   Palestinian sources said that Baba was brought to the hospital by military intelligence officials three times during last five days of his life, suffering from internal bleeding.

32.   Palestinian sources said the car, carrying Nazih Abu Sabaa, a leading militant from the radical Hamas, was rigged with explosives.

33.   Palestinian sources said the men belonged to an extremist Hamas cell involved in a shootout in Israel two weeks ago.

34.   Palestinian sources said the shooting was unprovoked.

35.   Palestinian sources said the two groups belonged to the mainstream PLO organization Fatah and were from neighboring refugee camps.

36.   Palestinian sources said Tuesday that elections would probably not be held before March, the deadline for Israeli troops to redeploy in Hebron.

37.   Palestinian sources say the man, who has not been identified, was trying to sneak into Israel.

38.   Palestinian sources say Yassin has a lung infection and is in need of eye surgery.

39.   Palestinian sources say Yassin, a quadriplegic since childhood, has a lung infection and is in need of eye surgery.

40.   Palestinian sources speaking on condition of anonymity had said earlier Tuesday that the two leaders would not meet unless they could produce results.