31.  No one was reportedly hurt and Gebremeskel said Eritrean forces did not retaliate.

32.  On Tuesday, Ethiopia ordered all schools and colleges in northern towns along the border with Eritrea closed Tuesday, citing reports that Eritrean forces were preparing an attack.

33.  She said Eritrean forces were repulsed and suffered heavy losses in both attacks.

34.  Selome has said several times that Ethiopian fighters are backing a counter-offensive against Eritrean forces.

35.  Spokesman Sylvana Foa said France, which had been mediating the dispute, had also confirmed there was no sign of Eritrean forces remaining on Lesser Hanish island.

36.  Sudan said Eritrean forces were involved, too.

37.  The captured soldiers have been returned to Yemen and both sides have said they want to resolve the matter peacefully, though Eritrean forces remain on Greater Hanish.

38.  The captured soldiers have been returned to Yemen, and both sides have said they want to resolve the matter peacefully, though Eritrean forces remain on Greater Hanish.

39.  The Eritrean forces, according to the Ethiopians, would have attacked the Ethiopian post from inside Ethiopia.

40.  The two sides began clashing after Eritrean forces captured the northern town of Badme in early May.