91.  Israeli, Turkish and US ships will hold joint maneuvers this summer in the Mediterranean Sea, the Israeli defense ministry said Monday.

92.  It gave no further details and there was no immediate comment from the Israeli defense ministry.

93.  Israeli defense ministry spokesman Yarden Vatikai told AFP, however, that both sides decided to hold another meeting on Sunday.

94.  An Israeli defense official told army radio Tuesday that Hamas has shifted the focus in its guerrilla war.

95.  But both men stressed that the Israeli defense establishment had been aware of the development for months and was capable of countering the danger.

96.  Israeli forces will lift their blockade of the West Bank town of Bethlehem overnight, the Israeli defense ministry said late Thursday.

97.  Israeli, Turkey and US ships will hold joint maneuvers this summer in the Mediterranean Sea, the Israeli defense ministry said Monday.

98.  Israeli defense ministry spokesman Yarden Vatikai told AFP however that both sides decided to hold another meeting Sunday.

99.  Palestinians were also furious at statements by Israeli defense ministry adviser David Hasham that its military operations were aimed at jettisoning Arafat.

100.  Sharon was Israeli defense minister at the time, in charge of Israeli forces which had invaded Lebanon.