Ross meets Netanyahu, Arafat to advance redeployment talks. PA intelligence silent on Reuters report of seven Hamas bomb factories found in Gaza. Unidentified Arab killed by explosion near PA security headquarters in Ram'Allah. Elias Freij, long-time mayor of Bethlehem, dies in Amman. Six Lebanese workers killed by road-side bomb in security zone.
Thousands attend funeral.
Albright threatens US disengagement from Oslo talks if stalemate persists. Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri says no security deals for Israel short of full peace treaty. Galilee Arab protests turn violent over demolitions of three illegally-built Beduin homes last week. Hamas' Rantisi is detained for questioning after accusing PA of involvement in Sharif's death. One Lebanese killed, three wounded by Hizb'Allah roadside bomb.