ISRAELI TROOPS HAVE OCCUPIED THREE MORE AREAS IN THE WEST BANK AND WIT...

World | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

Israeli troops have occupied three more areas in the West Bank and withdrawn from several others, hours before US Secretary of State Colin Powell is due to arrive on a peace mission. Tanks and troops entered the town of Bir Zeit, the refugee camp of Ein Beit Elma near Ramallah and Daharyeh village near Hebron, and are reported to be carrying out house-to-house searches. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said there should be "no pressure" from Washington for Israel to end its 13-day military offensive against Palestinian militants.

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