Fighting in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Hebron continues through the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. The UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, and the Russian foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, travel to the region for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials. Mr Barak's 48-hour deadline is extended to avoid a prolonged armed conflict, but violence between Israeli Arabs and Jews erupts across the country. Three Palestinians are killed. Mr Barak says it is too early to tell whether a slight fall in level of violence is enough to resume negotiations.
Violence continues amid a flurry of diplomatic activity.
In Hebron, an effigy of Mr Barak is burned at a Palestinian march. Israelis and Palestinians exchange gunfire in cities, villages and along the West Bank's main roads. Three Palestinians are killed. Two Israeli soldiers lynched in Ramallah after being arrested by Palestinian police. The bloody murders, televised worldwide, enrage Israeli opinion and provoke massive retaliatory strikes on Ramallah and on Mr Arafat's headquarters in the Gaza Strip.