Aug 17, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Let's call him Avi.

Aug 24, 2000

CAIRO [MENL] -- The crash of a Bahrain airliner in which all 143 people onboard were killed has been attributed to mechanical failure.

Aug 27, 2000

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Three Israeli soldiers have been killed and oneseriously wounded in clashes with Hamas guerrillas in a West Bank village.Several Palestinians, including two Hamas guerrillas sought by Israel werealso wounded in the shootout.

Aug 28, 2000

JERUSLEM [MENL] -- Senior Israeli officials have said that the killing ofthree Israeli soldiers during an undercover raid in a West Bank village fora wanted Hamas leader may have been caused by friendly fire.