Negotiators are reportedly close to a deal that would end the five-week standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

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Israeli leaders and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Friday cautiously welcomed calls for a Middle East peace conference.

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat emerged from his embattled West Bank compound Thursday after being held there under Israeli siege for more than a month.

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With the release of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, experts assess where the conflict in the Middle East stands.

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Following a report from Independent Television News, Terence Smith talks with New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief James Bennet about the latest developments in the Middle East.

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Six Palestinian men wanted by Israel were transferred from Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah to the town of Jericho Wednesday, according to published accounts.

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The Israeli security cabinet voted Tuesday to block a United Nations inquiry into the fighting at the Jenin refugee camp, unless the UN complies with its demands concerning the scope and the composition of the fact-finding mission.

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Israeli tanks and troops raided the West Bank city of Hebron shortly before dawn Monday, killing at least nine and arresting some 17 Palestinians.

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President Bush on Friday renewed his call for Israel to end its nearly month-long incursion into Palestinian territory.

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Negotiations aimed at ending the standoffs at Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah and at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem moved forward Thursday, but with no solid signs of resolution.

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