1.   Israel and the Palestinians reached agreement on Israeli troop withdrawals from Hebron, a timetable for further pullbacks in the West Bank and the rescheduling of substantive peace talks.

2.   Last week, HMOs announced further pullbacks from the Medicare market as well as benefit cuts and premium hikes, claiming the government has been underpaying them.

3.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has reluctantly accepted the US proposal, saying it must be followed by a further pullback by Israeli troops.

4.   Under the Oslo accords, Israel was to make three further pullbacks by last September, but has made none.

5.   Christopher urged the PLO leader to agree to a partial Israeli troop withdrawal, to be followed by elections and then a further pullback.

6.   Christopher urged Arafat to agree to a partial Israeli troop withdrawal, to be followed by elections and then a further pullback.

7.   Erekat said the sticking points for the Palestinians remained an Israeli commitment to a timetable for a further troop pullback in West Bank rural areas.

8.   Erekat said that the sticking points for the Palestinians remained an Israeli commitment to a timetable for a further troop pullback in West Bank rural areas.

9.   Extreme-right elements in his coalition have vowed to topple the government if Netanyahu agrees to further troop pullbacks in the West Bank.

10.   Further pullbacks would depend on its success.