81.   Palestinian deaths and sufferings during the Israeli offensive into the West Bank have infuriated Muslims and Arabs.

82.   Powell was expected to press Arafat to take action to end suicide bombings and other attacks against Israel that have triggered a massive Israeli offensive in the West Bank.

83.   Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called his security Cabinet into special session minutes before the Israeli offensive began.

84.   Rabin-Pelossof, daughter of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, said the Israeli offensive would probably end soon.

85.   Recent Katyusha barrages provoked the latest Israeli offensive against Hezbollah bases in Lebanon.

86.   Sharon, who had been under mounting pressure to respond the string of attacks, called his security Cabinet into session minutes before the Israeli offensive began.

87.   Since the Israeli offensive against pro-Iranian guerrillas, the United States had sought to prevent any council moves on the fighting.

88.   Sharon called his security Cabinet into special session minutes before the Israeli offensive began.

89.   Sharon, who had been under mounting pressure to respond the string of attacks, called his security Cabinet into session before the Israeli offensive began.

90.   Since the Israeli offensive began, Jordanian labor unionists and political parties have been pressing the government to suspend the treaty.