51.   The pullout was delayed by the previous government, however, following a series of deadly suicide attacks by Islamic militants inside Israel.

52.   The strike, which came a day after a deadly suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, was also observed in Palestinian camps in the southern port city of Tyre.

53.   The summit was scheduled after four deadly suicide bombings in Israel.

54.   The violence in the region threatened to get worse when Palestinian militants of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they might renew their deadly suicide bombing attacks in Israel.

55.   Worries about the deadly suicide attacks also were putting a stop to some business travel.

56.   French President Jacques Chirac on Monday called for the Middle East peace process to be revived after the damage inflicted by a wave of deadly suicide bombings.

57.   HAMAS has claimed responsibility for most of the deadly suicide bombings in Israel and opposes the Palestinian autonomy accords signed with the Jewish state.

58.   HAMAS, which opposes the Palestinian autonomy accords signed with Israel, has been behind most of the deadly suicide bombings in the Jewish state.

59.   However, the meeting apparently did not proceed amid a strong surge in the violence, including a number of deadly suicide attacks.

60.   Israel launched missile strikes against Palestinian government buildings in the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday following a deadly suicide bombing at a Jewish settlement.