61.   The renewed violence came a day after Israel said it would no longer initiate military operations against the Palestinians and troops would only shoot in life-threatening situations.

62.   The renewed violence came after a few days of relative calm and was expected to hamper efforts by President Bill Clinton to revive peace talks.

63.   The renewed violence came as Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres started talks in the United States about a truce plan.

64.   The renewed violence came on the same day that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee vowed to avenge the Gujarat deaths.

65.   The renewed violence comes after a month of relative quiet in the troubled south.

66.   The renewed violence came despite a recent lull in the mortar shellings and several security coordination meetings, which were to resume Sunday.

67.   The violence came amid escalating tension between the Inkatha Freedom Party, which organized the march, and its main rival, the African National Congress.

68.   The violence came amid reports that a Wednesday meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PLO chief Yasser Arafat to settle the issue was postponed until the weekend.

69.   The violence came as Gujarat state was still recovering from a devastating earthquake last year.

70.   The violence came as Israeli and Palestinian leaders expressed widely divergent views on a Mideast policy speech delivered Monday by U.S. President George Bush.