Three Israeli suspects over the killing of a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and burned to death last week have confessed, an official said.

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when travelling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customised bed on a flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said.

ISRAELI opinion has swung back in favour of evacuating the occupied Gaza Strip and away from pro-settler radicals who clashed with troops and blocked roads during a week of turmoil, a newspaper poll showed yesterday.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon drew fire from many sides yesterday but the United States backtracked on his threat to unilaterally separate Israelis from Palestinians if peace talks fail.