41.  An Israeli military spokesman said a lieutenant was killed in the attack and a soldier was wounded.

42.  An Israeli military spokesman said in Jerusalem there were no injuries in the exchange.

43.  An Israeli military spokesman said the operation netted Hassam Atef Ali Badran, head of the militant Hamas military wing in the West Bank.

44.  An Israeli military spokesman was not immediately available.

45.  An Israeli spokesman denied it.

46.  Gadi Baltiansky, the Israeli spokesman, said Barak would not like to stay away from Israel for more than two weeks.

47.  In Jerusalem, an Israeli military spokesman could not immediately confirm the raid.

48.  In Jerusalem, an Israeli military spokesman said a militiaman from the South Lebanon Army was killed and another wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the occupied zone.

49.  In Jerusalem, an Israeli military spokesman said Israeli and allied militia returned fire after attacks on several of their positions in southern Lebanon on Saturday.

50.  In Jerusalem, an Israeli military spokesman confirmed the strikes and said the jets returned safely to base.