KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We begin in the Middle East, where the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is struggling to survive. He faces a possible no-confidence vote from the Israeli parliament tomorrow. The parliament has been on a three-month break, and Mr. Barak is negotiating today with the right-wing leader Ariel Sharon. Mr. Barak reportedly hopes these negotiations will save his government from possible collapse. Meantime, in the streets the fighting among Israel and the Palestinians is heating up again. At a border crossing between Israel and Gaza, there were reports on Israeli radio of troops firing live ammunition on Palestinian demonstrators. We have two reports from the Mideast now, starting with CNN's Jerrold Kessel, who is live in Jerusalem. We go to Jerrold now -- Jerrold.</s>RULA AMIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jerrold, the confrontation here is escalating. We're standing here along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. There are Israeli tanks in</s>PHILLIPS: Rula and Jerrold, thank you for those reports.
Crisis in the Middle East: Barak Prepares to Face No-Confidence Vote