March 24, 2002

Jordanian security fires on a suspicious car nr. the Israeli border, killing 2 men; 4 Arabs get away, infiltrate the border, are tracked and fatally shot by the IDF in the n. Galilee. The IDF also shoots dead 4 Palestinians in Gaza. Palestinian gunmen fatally shoot 2 Jewish settlers nr. Hebron, nr. Ramallah. (HP 3/24; HA, MM, NYT, PMC, WP, WT 3/25; PCHR 3/27)

Zinni presents Israel, the PA with "bridging proposals" for 3-phase implementation of a cease-fire agmt.; gives the sides until 3/26 to respond. (MM, NYT, WP, WT 3/25; al-Quds 3/26 in WNC 3/27; MM 3/27)