Al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden slammed Palestinian negotiations with Israel and urged holy war for the liberation of Palestine in a new audio tape broadcast today.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell today made a quick trip to Lebanon seeking support for a crackdown on guerrillas who have been attacking Israel from the southern part of the country.

Palestinian medics began searching for bodies in the devastated Jenin refugee camp today, as Yasser Arafat conditionally accepted an Israeli proposal for a Mideast peace summit led by the United States.