1.   Also Tuesday, three Palestinian militants were killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip.

2.   And evidence suggested that more bomb attacks by Palestinian militants were planned.

3.   And Palestinian militants have declared settlers to be legitimate targets, alongside the soldiers who are posted in the West Bank and Gaza to protect them.

4.   Another Palestinian militant was killed in an exchange of fire near a Jewish settlement on the Gaza Strip.

5.   Arafat, in an attempt to prove he is making efforts to reign in attacks on Israeli civilians, ordered a roundup of Palestinian militants.

6.   Arafat did not call on Palestinian militants to cease the attacks against Israelis.

7.   Arafat tread carefully, tip-toeing between the demands of Israel and the United States, and the defiance of Palestinian militants.

8.   As Israeli forces pushed deeper into the West Bank, Palestinian militants were reportedly killing Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel.

9.   At the same time, Israeli troops and security units have intensified their arrests of Palestinian militants.

10.   Barak has moved on an aggressive military response to two suicide bombing attacks by Palestinian militants.