Deputy director of central intelligence John McLaughlin and some other senior officials in the CIA resign amid conflict with new director Porter Goss 's chief of staff, Patrick Murray. (Washington Post)(AFP)
report that Insurgents in Falluja , Iraq , are trapped. Hundreds of insurgents, 18 U.S. soldiers and five members of the Iraqi security forces have been killed in four days of fighting. (Reuters)
--- Yasser Arafat 's funeral procession is held in Cairo , Egypt . Arafat is given full military honours and his coffin is led by a horse drawn carriage. Leaders of Muslim and Arab countries as well as other dignitaries attend, including Khaled Meshaal , head of Hamas , who is currently sought by Israel . (Reuters)(BBC)
--- Israel has barred the entire population of the Gaza Strip from attending Yassir Arafat's funeral in Ramallah , and has sealed off many West Bank towns. (BBC)
--- Ramallah is described as in a state of " Chaos " as tens of thousands of people pack the area in and around the Muqata , prior to Arafat 's burial. Gunmen in the crowd shot repeatedly into the air, but there is no serious violence; and plans for Arafat to Lie In State appear to have been dropped due to the huge crowd. He was buried in soil from Al Quds . (BBC)
