41.   On Wednesday evening, several men with automatic weapons fired on a group of young Copts taking a religious lesson, killing nine of them and wounding another five.

42.   The explosion came a day after the LTTE blew up a civilian van in the east of the country, killing six people and wounding another five.

43.   The Iranian-backed Hezbollah claimed a bomb attack Thursday on Israeli troops in south Lebanon that killed two soldiers and wounded at least five.

44.   The Jordanian soldier opened fire on a group of Israeli teenage girls visiting a border tourist site on Thursday morning, killing seven and wounding five plus a teacher.

45.   The latest helicopter strikes came after Hezbollah fired salvoes of Katyusha rockets on northern Israel, wounding at least five.

46.   The Iranian-backed Hezbollah on Thursday claimed a bomb attack on Israeli troops in south Lebanon that killed two soldiers and wounded at least five.