Jerusalem- Israeli police arrived at the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to question him Friday for a third time on suspicions that he illegally accepted tens or possibly hundreds of thousands of US dollars from a US fundraiser.

The police detectives are expected to confront the premier with new evidence, including statements by witnesses who said they were present in the hotel rooms when the fundraiser and businessman, Morris Talansky, handed cash envelopes to Olmert.

Jerusalem - A long-awaited prisoner swap between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement may take place on Wednesday next week, Israel Radio reported Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to convene his cabinet on Tuesday, the day before, which is to give a final go-ahead for the move, the radio said.

The Israeli military has been ordered to make final preparations so that it will be able to carry out the move by that time, the radio said.

There was no immediate confirmation.

Olmert's representative on the prisoners of war issue, Ofer Dekel, signed the deal, brokered by a United Nations-appointed German mediator, Gerhard Conrad, while in Germany Sunday.

Jerusalem - Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday condemned the armed attack outside the US consulate in Turkey and offered condolences to the families of the police officers killed and

Jerusalem - Israeli legislators on Wednesday approved a draft bill that would allow the state to confiscate the property of Arab Israelis and Palestinians living in East Jerusalem who carry out attacks in Israel, news reports said.

The Knesset approved the draft bill, initiated by Gideon Sa'ar of the hardline Likud party, by 50 to 13 against in a preliminary reading, Israel Radio reported.

Three more readings need to be passed before the bill becomes a law.

The bill is meant to be a "deterrent," Sa'ar said.

Jerusalem - The East Jerusalem Palestinian who killed three Israelis Wednesday when he ran amuck with a bulldozer in Jerusalem did not belong to any militant organzation and may have acted out of temporary insanity, his family's lawyer said Thursday.

Israel Radio quoted the lawyer, Shimon Koko, as saying that had Hussam Duwiyat not been killed during his rampage, it is doubtful whether he would have been judged fit to stand trial.

He said Duwiyat, 30, was a drugs and property felon and did not act out of religious fundamentalist motives. Israel Radio reported that Duwiyat had also served two years in jail for rape.

Koko said Israel had to prove Duwiyat had in fact been a terrorist before demolishing his home, as Israeli leaders and politicians are demanding be done.

Jerusalem  - A tractor rammed into a bus, overturning it, in the centre of Jerusalem on Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, witnesses said.