21.  The Israeli defence establishment refused to comment officially on the incident, but security sources confirmed the men had been the target of an IDF operation.

22.  The Israeli defence ministry said Sunday that its navy would for the first time stage manoeuvres with several Arab fleets off Tunisia in March.

23.  The Israeli army, under the orders of then Israeli defence minister Ariel Sharon, stood by, doing nothing to prevent the slaughter.

24.  The Israeli civilian defence units have special, sophisticated rescue equipment which has been used to locate earthquake survivors.

25.  The Israeli defence ministry announced on Monday that Israeli, Turkish and US war ships would for the first time hold joint manoeuvres in the Mediterranean this summer.

26.  The Israeli defence ministry said on Sunday that its navy would for the first time stage manoeuvres with several Arab fleets off Tunisia in March.

27.  The Israeli defence ministry said will hand back security control to the Palestinians in the reoccupied autonomous areas Monday night as part of a withdrawal process.

28.  The Israeli defence ministry said Monday it had drawn up a programme of activities aimed at bringing Israelis and Palestinians closer together.