71.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israeli security forces to show more initiative in gathering intelligence in the autonomous Palestinian areas, Israeli media said Monday.

72.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has chosen a former deputy chief of the Mossad with close ties to Jordan to head the troubled spy agency, Israeli media reported Wednesday.

73.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will ask Syria to return to the negotiating table the two sides abandoned over a year ago, Israeli media reported Wednesday.

74.   Peres also said six Israeli journalists had been barred from entering Jordan to cover the summit, and called on Jordanian authorities to allow in the Israeli media.

75.   Peckovich will be held until the end of the trial, Israeli media reported.

76.   Pekovich will be held until the end of the trial, Israeli media reported.

77.   A bag containing hand grenades, an assault rifle and ammunition was found in the area Monday morning, Israeli media reported.

78.   A decline in violence has prompted speculation in the Israeli media that Zinni will soon return to the region, possibly this week.

79.   A bomb blast Sunday evening in a restaurant near the Israeli coastal town of Haifa caused multiple casualties, the Israeli media reported.

80.   A bomb exploded in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya Thursday, Israeli media reported, saying it was apparently an attack by Palestinian militants.