That is to hand over some of those on a list of 20 suspects whom India blames for terrorist attacks and fomenting cross-border violence over the disputed Kashmir region.

Prime Minister Ehud Barak has threatened to unleash Israel's full might against Syria in retaliation for any cross-border violence.

"Infiltration and cross-border violence, and the lethality, are down from this time last year," he said at a news conference today in the Pakistani capital.

The violence drew a passionate response from Mr. Barak, who used it to defend the plan for unilateral withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, which some fear will spark cross-border violence.

Some wondered aloud whether it would finally restore calm to the border area, and cautioned that a possible flare-up of cross-border violence might turn back the clock.

But a year later, cross-border violence still percolates in the country's east.

We're not quite at the point where, when Tijuana sneezes, San Diego catches a cold, but the risks of cross-border violence are certainly perceived.

According to the ICRC, more than 800 Iraqi Kurds have been forced from their homes by the recent cross-border violence.

The increased tensions in Burundi and Rwanda sparked episodes of civil and cross-border violence in Burundi, which inevitably resulted in more large-scale killings by both sides of the conflict.

After the PLO leadership and its Fatah brigade were expelled from Jordan for fomenting a revolt, they entered Lebanon and the cross-border violence increased.