11.  He said evidence of this is that Palestinians can visit Syria now, using their Palestinian travel documents.

12.  In Gaza, army bulldozers removed concrete barriers that had blocked Palestinian travel on the main north-south road.

13.  In the Gaza Strip, army bulldozers removed concrete barriers that had blocked Palestinian travel on the main north-south road.

14.  Israeli soldiers dismantled roadblocks to Palestinian travel in the Gaza strip late Thursday, despite renewed mortar attacks against Jewish settlements in defiance of Israeli warnings.

15.  Israeli military commentators said the army was considering further restrictions on Palestinian travel.

16.  Later Thursday, Israeli soldiers took down the barricades that divided the Gaza Strip into three parts, preventing Palestinian travel, the Israeli military said.

17.  Meanwhile, Powell urged Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian travel and said Arafat should take steps to bring calm to the region.

18.  Meanwhile, the Israeli army imposed a strict closure on areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, further limiting Palestinian travel.

19.  Powell urged Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian travel and said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat should also take steps to bring calm to the region.

20.  Sharon also eased some of the restrictions on Palestinian travel.