41.   A gunbattle erupted as Israeli forces searched houses looking for militants who had staged attacks on Israelis, including the assassination last week of a cabinet minister.

42.   A short suspension of a curfew by Israeli forces allowed Palestinians to go out and buy supplies.

43.   A Palestinian ambulance driver said he had eventually picked up Assibaa to take him to a local hospital, but Israeli forces arrested the wounded man at a checkpoint.

44.   A Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces during a gun battle several hours after Powell departed Israel.

45.   A senior aide said Israeli forces shelled the headquarters Saturday, wounding four people.

46.   A second message said that the Israeli forces had not returned fire at the Palestinian gunmen.

47.   A week ago, Israeli forces invaded six Palestinian cities and have held positions there against daily resistance from Palestinian gunmen.

48.   A spokeswoman for the Israeli forces said the firing began when troops entered an apartment building to conduct a search and saw an armed Palestinian wearing an explosive belt.

49.   A suspected member of Islamic Holy War was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank village Anin on Monday.

50.   Abed Rabbo, the minister of information for the Palestinian Authority, said that Palestinians expected Israeli forces to withdraw as the Tenet plan stipulated.