YASSER Arafat’s nephew, who has called for an investigation into the Palestinian leader’s death in France, is being allowed access to his medical records.

IN towns and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into the streets with wails of grief and volleys of gunfire after the death of Yasser Arafat.

When expectant Palestinian mother Safra Hassan went into labour this morning, she told her husband, Rafiq, she wanted to call the child Yasser, after Yasser Arafat.

Israeli undercover forces shot and killed four Palestinians today in the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinians said.

A suicide car bomb at an Israeli military checkpoint north of Jerusalem has wounded three people.

Israel freed one of the co-founders of the militant Palestinian Hamas today after holding him without trial for the past 14 months.

Israeli soldiers killed two armed Palestinians dressed in diving gear, who attempted to infiltrate a Gaza Strip settlement from the coast in the latest in a series of failed attempts to avenge Israel’s assassination of the Hamas spiritual leader.

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire near the Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza early today, killing at least one Israeli before being shot dead.

Israeli troops swept into the West Bank town of Jenin today, arresting at least 15 Palestinians and trading gunfire with militants.

Palestinian militants called off a two-month-old truce after Israel killed a Hamas leader with a volley of missiles yesterday, and tens of thousands of Hamas supporters marched in protest through the streets of Gaza City, vowing revenge.

The militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility today for a suicide bombing in central Israel that killed a 65-year-old woman and violated a week-long ceasefire.

A DISPUTE over the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails deepened yesterday, as Israeli security officials warned that the Palestinian Authority will have to move soon against militant groups they say are using the break in Mideast fighting to rebuild.

THE family of a young British Muslim blamed by Israeli police for a suicide attack on a seafront bar in Tel Aviv yesterday spoke of their shock.

THE new “road map” to peace in the Middle East could result in a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip early today.

Palestinian extremists today vowed to avenge the deaths of two leading militants in a mysterious explosion, but backed away from earlier claims they were killed by an Israeli missile.

Israeli premier Ariel Sharon today escaped fierce domestic criticism for the bungled 10 day siege of Yasser Arafat’s compound, which was aborted under intense US pressure.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came under fierce criticism today for the bungled 10-day siege of Yasser Arafat’s compound.

An Israeli court has indicted an Israeli Arab woman for planning a suicide bomb attack, the Justice Ministry said today.

Palestinian terror mastermind Abu Nidal has committed suicide in his Baghdad apartment, Mideast media reported today.

Israeli troops destroyed the homes of two Palestinians suspected of being involved in two bloody terror attacks this week and arrested 13 relatives overnight, the military said today.

At least four Israelis have died in two separate attacks by Palestinian militants inside Israel this morning.

Palestinian gunmen have killed two Israelis and wounded three others in a drive-by shooting on a minivan transporting kindergarten teachers to Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Israeli helicopters have fired missiles at the offices of Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

Israeli forces have shelled targets in Gaza and Ramallah in retaliation for a series of bombings.