41.   With the West Bank and Gaza Strip under Israeli blockade, traditional holiday outings and family visits are being curtailed.

42.   France on Monday condemned a two-week old Israeli naval blockade on Lebanon, saying Lebanese territorial rights had to be respected.

43.   He stressed that a Palestinian delegation was invited, but can not come because of the Israeli blockade of the occupied territories.

44.   Hurani said they could not all attend the special session owing to the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territories.

45.   In this context they affirm the need to end the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian people.

46.   Israel claims those people are living in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where Arafat is himself trapped by an Israeli blockade.

47.   A meeting of donors here next week will discuss aid to the Palestinian economy hard hit by an Israeli blockade, the World Bank said.

48.   The Palestinian legislative council held its second session Thursday under the shadow of a strict Israeli blockade of Palestinian territories which prevented one Islamic councillor from reaching Gaza.

49.   They asked the international community to intervene to lift the Israeli blockade and allow workers to return to their jobs in Israel.

50.   The West Bank and Gaza Strip small business associations decided to boycott the Cairo conference in protest at the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territories.