February 20, 1996
Web posted at: 1:50 p.m. EST (1850 GMT)
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian youths have clashed with Israeli police and soldiers in Jerusalem, Nazareth and the West Bank town of Hebron.
Monday's violent outbursts came on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr feast. The Eid marks the end of Ramadan, the month of daylight fasting.
Hundreds of Palestinian youths tossed stones and bottles at policemen and cars at the Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City and in the Arab-Israeli town of Nazareth.
In Hebron, the only Palestinian city in the West Bank still under Israeli control, dozens of Palestinian youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers Monday evening as residents finished their holiday shopping.
MANILA, Philippines (CNN) -- The ferry disaster Sunday that killed at least 54 people might not have happened if the boat had left on time, Philippine officials said Monday. One official even demanded the death penalty for negligent ship owners involved in such disasters.
"Owners of ships which sink should be punished with death," Philippine Sen. Nikki Coseteng said.
If the boat had sailed on time, it would not have had to wait for high tide to dock, maritime officials said. As the ferry waited, a gale capsized the boat, which broke apart and sank.
Most of the victims found so far are children. Rescuers still are searching for the bodies of 12 people.
The old wooden vessel was carrying more than 200 people, or double its legal capacity, and its captain had no formal maritime education, officials said.
Maritime inspectors had ordered the ferry out of service last week because they deemed it unsafe. The owners of the ship will be charged with multiple counts of murder if they fail to explain the violations satisfactorily.
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