1.   In Hebron Wednesday night, groups of young Palestinians stood nervously at the entrances to alleys ready for a quick getaway if patrolling Israeli soldiers approach.

2.   The rebels have mined roads and booby-trapped houses and boundary walls to explode as government soldiers approach.

3.   The soldiers were advancing slowly because the guerrillas have mined many roads and booby-trapped houses with bombs they can explode as soldiers approach.

4.   The United States has reduced its embassy staff in Kinshasa as rebels soldiers approach the Zairean capital, the State Department said Monday.