Israelis and Palestinians agree logistics of election

ISRAEL and the Palestinians have agreed on the logistics of the upcoming election to replace Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday.

But he denied reports that the two sides had worked out a broader deal to end their decades-old conflict.

The Palestinians had demanded that Israel cease military operations and withdraw from Palestinian cities and towns to allow candidates to campaign for the January 9 presidential elections to replace Arafat.