1.   An Israeli general defended the action, saying that the town has been declared off-limits to journalists.

2.   At the same time, an Israeli general altered the official account of the killings.

3.   But the Hezbollah has lost far more men, the Israeli general said, boasting that no guerrilla group has suffered greater losses.

4.   Israeli generals made clear that more assassinations could follow.

5.   Israeli generals were shocked.

6.   Israeli generals have said that the options could include a complete break in diplomatic relations and more aggressive military operations, such as to round up illegal weapons.

7.   It was about an Israeli general who had been a hero in the Six-Day War, who was giving a lecture at the University of Minnesota.

8.   Just a few hours earlier, an Israeli general had said troops might remain near Beit Hanoun in the northeastern corner of the Strip for weeks or months.

9.   On the ground, Israeli generals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip met their Palestinian counterparts to try to renew cooperation and curb the violence.

10.   That meant that Jim Baker must have been moonlighting as an Israeli general and President Bush was a secret Hasid, because they both favored the war.