1.  APTV has pictures and a soundbite from the Israeli defence minister.

2.  He said that the different commissions set up to enforce the agreements would begin work as early as Sunday when he would meet the Israeli defence minister.

3.  However, serious sticking points remain and a senior Israeli defence ministry spokesman did not rule out yet another missed deadline in the next phase of self-rule.

4.  Israeli defence ministry official Noel Lion did not give any details of the holdup in resolving the standoff.

5.  Israeli defence officials said earlier that Hashikeh was initially arrested near Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, from where he was moved south across army checkpoints to Ramallah.

6.  An Israeli defence ministry spokesman confirmed that the meeting would not take place Thursday.

7.  An Israeli defence ministry expert, Aaron Mos, told Haaretz however that the Scuds were not a threat to Israel as the two countries were at peace.

8.  An Israeli defence ministry official said the talks could resume Thursday or Friday.

9.  An Israeli defence ministry spokesman said Ross would also meet Foreign Minister Shimon Peres Friday.

10.  But the Israeli defence ministry on Sunday denied suggestions that this new get-tough policy would mean a return of military or civil administration in the territories.