101.  Under a partial agreement reached earlier this month, Israel will begin a phased withdrawal of troops from major Palestinian cities in the West Bank, including Qalqilya.

102.  Waging their battles from inside the Palestinian self-rule zones, they no longer fear arrest by the Israeli army, which has withdrawn from all Palestinian cities except Hebron.

103.  We never intended and do not intend to permanently reoccupy Palestinian cities.

104.  What if the only statehood Bush offers leaves Israelis at checkpoints between Palestinian cities looking for suicide bombers?

105.  With seven of the eight major Palestinian cities currently under occupation, the military situation remained tense throughout the West Bank.

106.  Peres said Arafat had misunderstood Israeli-drawn maps as indicating Israel would withdraw only from Palestinian cities, leaving them as isolated islands amid Israeli-controlled territory.

107.  Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned the settlement campaign, as well as Israeli army searches for militants in Palestinian cities.

108.  PLO leader Yasser Arafat accused Israel on Wednesday of trying to cancel a pledge to redeploy its troops in the last occupied Palestinian city.

109.  Palestinian cities have faced blockades throughout much of the nine months of fighting, though most have been eased or lifted recently as part of a truce agreement.

110.  Powell, too, has been unable to persuade Sharon to provide a timetable for removing troops from Palestinian cities and towns.