41.   Security officials, however, have said that excuse is implausible as the lists are constantly updated.

42.   The European Union is updating its list of EU-financed projects hit by Israeli military action in the Palestinian territories, a European Commission spokesman said Thursday.

43.   The list could be updated, with countries added or taken off as conditions changed, he added.

44.   The lists were being updated from faxed newswire copy and the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.