1.   Every military college teaches that the most difficult operation is a withdrawal under fire.

2.   Israeli officers say they are planning for a possible withdrawal under fire.

3.   Some Israeli leftists fear unilateral steps would further alienate the Palestinians, while right-wingers fear a withdrawal under fire would only embolden Palestinian militants.

4.   The new, only partially ready Franco-British-Dutch rapid reaction force will serve merely to assist the complex and perhaps combative withdrawal under fire.

5.   Abbas told reporters he expected Israel to carry out its first withdrawal under the U.S.-brokered agreement on Friday.

6.   Abu Mazen told reporters that he expected Israel to carry out its first withdrawal under the Wye agreement on Friday.

7.   Further withdrawals under the agreement have been suspended since outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu froze the accords in December, charging Palestinian violations.

8.   NATO officials are optimistic that troop withdrawals under the Bosnian peace accord will be complete by Friday.

9.   The United States has criticized Israel for halting its withdrawal under the Wye agreement and said the Palestinians have implemented some of their commitments under the accord.