Diplomatic push widens as Mideast toll climbs
A Palestinian youth is carried from Netzarim Junction after being shot in the foot by an Israeli sniper amid rising casualties in Gaza. Prime Minister Barak extended a 48 hour demand to Yasser Arafat to end the violence, as Annan and Russia's foreign minister travel to the region. The death toll topped 85 as clashes spread to Jerusalem Nazareth and Hebron. Police used tear gas. an American-born rabbi was found shot near a West Bank highway. Washington seeks a Clinton peace summit amid mounting regional tension.