71.  Israeli military spokesman, Col. Raanan Gissin, said the damage to the Samaritan sites was unintentional.

72.  Israeli spokesman Gadi Baltiansky said the decision was intended to improve prospects for summit success.

73.  Israeli spokesman Gadi Baltiansky suggested the Palestinians would need to make concessions to move matters forward.

74.  Israeli spokesmen also declined comment.

75.  Israel and Egypt will negotiate a deal to pipe Egyptian natural gas to Israel, an Israeli spokesman said Tuesday.

76.  Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Olivier Rafowicz said it was worrisome that the two gunmen belonged to the Palestinian security forces.

77.  Israeli military spokesman Lt-Col. Olivier Rafovitch said it was worrisome that the two gunmen belonged to the Palestinian security forces.

78.  Israeli spokesman Gideon Meir said Friday his government needed to know more about the conference before deciding whether to attend.

79.  Israeli spokesman Shlomo Dror said he believed a mistake may have been made and the issue was under investigation.

80.  Karif, the Israeli spokesman, was asked for comment on the specific cases, but had not returned calls by Monday evening.