61.   Netanyahu and senior Cabinet ministers authorized the paving of the bypass roads Thursday, although initial reports were unclear on how many and which projects had been approved.

62.   Netanyahu also said he would continue the construction of bypass roads for Jewish settlers to use in avoiding Arab towns, which were begun under the previous Labor government.

63.   Netanyahu also decided to order construction of more bypass roads for settlers around Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank.

64.   Netanyahu has told the United States that he needs the money for security arrangements, such as building more bypass roads for Jewish settlers.

65.   On Thursday, Netanyahu and senior Cabinet ministers authorized the paving of bypass roads, although initial reports were unclear on how many and which projects had been approved.

66.   On a settler bypass road near the town of Jericho, Palestinians fired on an Israeli bus, killing one passenger and wounding another.

67.   On a settler bypass road near the town of Jericho, Palestinians fired on an Israeli bus, wounding two passengers, including one who was in critical condition.

68.   Other costs include paving ten bypass roads for settlers and evacuating ten military camps, the radio reported.

69.   Rabin refused to set such a deadline, telling Arafat all depended on how quickly settler bypass roads can be built around Bethlehem and Ramallah.

70.   Rabin said land confiscated recently was used to build four bypass roads for Jewish settlers so they could avoid Palestinian towns once troops had withdrawn from there.