91.  Prime Minister Shimon Peres was forced to fight off another barrage of attacks from his right-wing opponents and residents of northern Israel demanding more aggressive action.

92.  Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev said Monday that force should be used against Iraq only in the event of aggressive action by Baghdad.

93.  The Georgian defence ministry immediately placed its forces on alert, while parliament prepared to issue a statement denouncing Russia for its aggressive action, state television reported.