41.   Later in the day, an Israeli telephone company employee was lightly injured in a shooting ambush at the entrance to an industrial zone in the West Bank.

42.   Meanwhile, an Israeli motorist was killed in a shooting ambush near Ramallah, the Israeli army said.

43.   Masalmeh belonged to an Izzedine al Qassam squad that operated in Hebron and repeatedly attacked Jewish settlers in shooting ambushes over the past few years.

44.   Meanwhile, a second Israeli soldier was killed in a Palestinian shooting ambush on an army patrol near the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel, the army said.

45.   Near the Jewish settlement of Kohav Hashahar, two Palestinian motorists were killed in a shooting ambush.

46.   On Thursday, two Israelis were killed in separate West Bank shooting ambushes.

47.   One Israeli was killed Tuesday, in a West Bank shooting ambush.

48.   Police said they suspected the attack was carried out by Israeli extremists taking revenge for Palestinian shooting ambushes of Israelis.

49.   Settlers have been targeted in shooting ambushes in the past, and the assailants fled into the Palestinian-controlled areas.

50.   Seven Israelis have been killed this year in shooting ambushes and roadside bombs by the Shiite Muslim guerrilla group Hezbollah.