51.   Israel said Friday it was lifting a blockade of Bethlehem, just south of Jerusalem.

52.   Israel say it will only lift the blockades in Ramallah and Bethlehem once gunmen holed up in the two compounds surrender.

53.   Israel started lifting its blockade of Gaza and the West Bank last week under a plan to ease tension brokered by CIA chief George Tenet.

54.   Israeli troops lifted a blockade of Bethlehem on Friday to allow free travel in and out of the town.

55.   It demanded that the blockade be lifted immediately.

56.   Israel announced late Sunday that it would lift the blockade of Palestinian workers and products it had imposed on the West Bank following the shooting Friday.

57.   Israel says it will only lift the blockades in Ramallah and Bethlehem once gunmen holed up in the two compounds surrender.

58.   Labor Unions from other sectors also asked the miners to lift their blockade to keep their own industries going.

59.   Last week Hekmatyar lifted a blockade of the capital that had been in place for several months.

60.   Late Friday, French truckers lifted their blockade at the entrance to the Calais ferry terminal on the English Channel, where boats leave for Britain.