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Map of Israel's planned "security fence", adapted for clarity from Gush Shalom map. Gush Shalom notes: The Israeli government did not publish full, official maps of the wall. The path of the Eastern wall was compiled by the Land Research Center and the Palestinian Hydrology Group, based on expropriation orders issued to Palestinian land owners.

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BBC:
Gap Between CIA
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posted 10/9/02

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Region As
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10/9/02

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"No compromise
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Another Gaza
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Arafat HQ
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posted 9/25/02

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Nine Palestinians Killed In Gaza
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News, May 28: Army Confiscates lands in Salfit, Wounds two children near Tulkarem, Bulldozes fields, Settlers burn them International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2004 Army confiscates lands in Salfit: Soldiers handed several residents in the village of Masha, west Salfit, north of the West Bank, orders to confiscate... Police seize two ''fake Palestinian ambulances'' Maariv 5/28/2004 Israel has been accusing Palestinians of using vehicles to move wanted terrorists and arms between Palestinian areas. -- Policemen from the Ma’ale Edumim station caught... IOF Shoots Dead Two, Wounds Three in Gaza International Press Center 5/28/2004 RAFAH. Palestine, May 28.2004. (IPC+WAFA)--- The Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) shot dead today the Palestinian citizen Ahmed Abu Jamous,23, resident of Al-Jeneina... Photostory: Suffering and desolation in Rafah, 23 May Electronic Intifada 5/27/2004 Photographer: Mahfouz Abu Turk, The Electronic Intifada, 27 May 2004 -- Mahfouz Abu Turk is a Palestinian photojournalist based in Jerusalem. Abu Turk has taken... Israeli convoy attacked in Gaza BBC 5/28/2004 A car bomb has exploded near an Israeli convoy in the border zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The car reportedly stopped near... Rafah Offensive Killed 62, Displaced Some 2,000 Islam Online 5/27/2004 RAFAH, May 26 (IslamOnline.net) – The Israeli military offensive on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah and its refugee camp has claimed the lives... Two IDF soldiers hurt by friendly fire in Gaza Ha''aretz 5/28/2004 3 Palestinian houses destroyed in Dir al-Balah -- Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded, one moderately, by flechette shell fragments fired by an Israeli... IOF Onslaught Turns to Nablus International Press Center 5/27/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, May 27, 2004 (IPC)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) started a wide offensive on the city of Nablus and its suburbs, in... IOF Invades Deir El Balah, Demolishes Houses and Arrests Citizens in West Bank International Press Center 5/27/2004 DEIR EL BALAH, Palestine, May 27, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) launched a large-scale campaign on the city of Deir El... Rafah: Waiting for Burial Rafah Today 5/24/2004 11.30 p.m. It has been quite some time now with the dead people lying there in tomato refrigerators. Their bodies were frozen. Palestinians in... Palestinian Family Recalls Close Call In Rafah Islam Online 5/25/2004 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 25 (IslamOnline.net) – "Such horrible 21 hours. Death was there, dancing crazily around me and my family. Bullets and tank shells... Israeli Troops Lunches a Wide Arrest Campaign in the West Bank International Press Center 5/25/2004 WEST BANK, May25,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupying forces stepped up its aggression in the West Bank and launched a wide scale of arrest... IOF Grips Control Over Nablus, Shells Rafah International Press Center 5/26/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, May 26, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) gripped control on Wednesday over the West Bank city of Nablus, as its... IOF Kills Three Citizens in Rafah, Wounds Others in West Bank International Press Center 5/26/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, May 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and killed three citizens in the southern Gaza Strip city of... Two Palestinian killed by IDF troops in southern Gaza Ha''aretz 5/26/2004 Two Palestinians were killed by Israel Defense Forces fire over the past 24 hours in the southern Gaza Strip. A Palestinian man was killed... Israeli troops pull back from Rafah camp The Guardian 5/25/2004 International criticism of death toll spurs withdrawal -- Israeli forces pulled out of most of the Rafah refugee camp last night amid criticism of the... Bloody vengeance or assault on terrorists: can the truth emerge from Rafah''s ruins? The Guardian 5/26/2004 Rafah''s residents are inclined to take Israel''s military at its word when it says the assault on the town and refugee camp is not... Horror in Rafah By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 5/21/2004 On Tuesday, thousands of Israeli troops, backed by tanks, bulldozers and helicopter gunships, ransacked and destroyed large sections of Rafah, at the southernmost tip... Call for inquiry as Israel insists ''peaceful'' protesters were armed The Independent 5/21/2004 As they buried their dead here yesterday after Wednesday''s demonstration outside the Tel al Sultan refugee camp, it was already clear that even among... Bodies Fill Gaza Farm Fridge After Morgue Overflows Palestine Chronicle 5/20/2004 One middle-aged man came out weeping and sank to his knees. ''It’s him, it’s him, it’s Mohammed,'' he wailed, referring to a 12-year-old... Teenager Dies of Wounds in Gaza and IOF Prevents Citizens from Performing Prayers in Jerusalem International Press Center 5/21/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 21, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Medical sources declared today that a teenager died of wounds he sustained during the Israeli invasion of... Israeli withdrawal leaves trail of debris BBC 5/21/2004 The Israelis held the north side of the Brazil neighbourhood of the Rafah refugee camp for just a day, but what they have done... Video: Israeli Attack on Gaza Protest Kills at Least 12 Washington Post 5/19/2004 Two More Citizens Killed and 14 Wounded as IOF Redeploys Around Rafah International Press Center 5/21/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, May 21, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Medical sources in the battered and besieged city of Rafah declared that the Israeli occupying forces (IOF... IDF Chief: Only one tunnel used to smuggle arms found in Rafah raid Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 IDF redeploys in Rafah, says scaling down Gaza operation --Israel has uncovered only one tunnel used for arms smuggling during the ongoing military operation... Israeli forces redeploy in Rafah Al-Jazeera 5/21/2004 Israeli occupation troops have redeployed from two neighbourhoods in the occupied Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah, leaving behind a trail of death and... Gaza fury after Israeli pullback BBC 5/21/2004 The scale of the destruction in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza has become apparent after Israeli troops pulled out of two key... Bulldozers crush hope in Rafah camp  The Guardian 5/21/2004 Palestinians scramble to safety as Israeli attack flattens homes -- Fatima Sharif Hassan fled the "Block O" neighbourhood of Rafah refugee camp a week ago... Rafah under fire The Guardian 5/21/2004 In pictures: Key images of the aftermath of the Israeli incursion into the Rafah refugee camp.-- May 21 2004: Following the deaths of 12... Picture File: Israel Kills Seven More Palestinians In Rafah Islam Online 5/20/2004 Seven Palestinians were killed by an Israeli helicopter attack in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah early Thursday, May 20, 2004. The... Wanted list falls into Palestinian hands Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 Israeli soldiers in Jenin yesterday lost a detailed list of Palestinians wanted by Israel - and the list fell into Palestinian hands. Additionally, an officer... Barghouti backers vow kidnappings to force his release Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 Responding angrily to yesterday''s conviction of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti for the murder of five people, Gaza Strip militants vowed to kidnap Israeli soldiers... Palestinian doctors despair at rising toll of children shot dead by army snipers The Guardian 5/20/2004 As the carnage in Rafah escalates, bullet wounds belie the official Israeli line on killings of young teenagers -- The tiny hole buried under Asma... IOF Wounds Citizen Critically in Hebron, Intensify Measures on East Jerusalem International Press Center 5/19/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, May 19, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and wounded a citizen seriously north of Hebron, while intensifying measures... Gaza town in shock at bloodshed BBC 5/19/2004 Palestinians in Rafah have been expressing their grief and outrage after protesters marching against Israel''s raids on a neighbouring refugee camp were hit by... PCRS: Israeli Army attacks peaceful solidarity march in Rafah Electronic Intifada/PCRS 5/19/2004 According to eyewitnesses and live television reports, an Israeli Army tank fired two missiles towards the marchers and immediately after that, Apache helicopters began... Israelis fire on crowds in Gaza BBC 5/19/2004 Israeli troops have opened fire during a protest by Palestinian demonstrators in the town of Rafah in southern Gaza. At least 10 people were... Jordanian soldier opens fires on Israelis at Allenby Bridge Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 A Jordanian soldier opened fire Thursday afternoon at a group of four Israelis at the Allenby Bridge border crossing between Israel and Jordan. There... In Pictures: Carnage in Rafah, Gaza Strip Al-Jazeera 5/20/2004 At least 9 people killed on third day of IDF''s Rafah raid Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 Nine Palestinians were killed Thursday by Israel Defense Forces soldiers as troops moved into two new neighborhoods in the Rafah refugee camp on the... Israel intensifies Gaza offensive BBC 5/20/2004 Israeli troops have pushed deeper into southern Gaza, a day after the United Nations condemned Israel for killing at least eight Palestinian protesters. Helicopter... The "Peaceful Demonstration" Massacre Death Toll in Rafah Rises to More than 15 International Press Center 5/20/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, May 20, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Medical sources in the city of Rafah declared that the number of civilians killed during the Israeli... Killing of Nine Palestinians Including a Child Raises the Death Toll in Rafah to 45 International Press Center 5/20/2004 RAFAH, May 20, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continue its onslaught on Rafah city and its refugee camp, killing six citizens... Death Toll in Rafah Rises to 63, IOF Displaces Family Close to Palestinian-Egyptian Borders International Press Center 5/20/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, May 20, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israel''s "Operation Rainbow" in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah has so far claimed the lives... Ten die as Israeli tanks fire on peaceful protest The Guardian 5/20/2004 Israeli forces fired tank shells into a peaceful Palestinian protest during the ongoing assault on Rafah refugee camp yesterday, killing at least 10 people... At least 20 Palestinians killed in major IDF operation in Rafah Ha''aretz 5/19/2004 At least 20 Palestinians were killed Tuesday, witnesses said, as the Israel Defense Forces launched a major operation in Rafah, on the Gaza-Egypt border... IOF Kills a Citizen, Arrests Others and Occupies a House in West Bank International Press Center 5/18/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, May 18, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and killed a citizen in the city of Nablus, while several... Carnage in Rafah: 13 Citizens Killed, Scores Wounded and Hundreds of Homes to be Leveled International Press Center 5/18/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, May 18, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued the massacre against the population of the southern Gaza Strip city... Israel''s bloody assault on Gaza continues Al-Jazeera 5/18/2004 Israeli ocupation forces have killed at least 19 Palestinians in a prolonged military assault in the southern Gaza Strip. An 11-year-old boy and... Massive Gaza raid leaves at least 20 dead Daily Star 5/18/2004 Israel''s Army killed at least 20 Palestinians on Tuesday in the heaviest raid inside the Gaza Strip for years, as tanks and infantry thrust... ''There were rockets, shells. It was war. Then bulldozers destroyed everything'' The Guardian 5/18/2004 Chris McGreal in Rafah reports on Palestinians preparing to flee Israel''s onslaught -- Um Hisham Qishta stood at the spot where she cradled a dying... Israeli Undercover Unit Assassinates A Palestinian, Wound Another And Kidnap Him International Press Center 5/18/2004 JENIN, May 18,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli occupying forces has extra-judicially executed today noon a citizen in Anza village, south west of Jenin and... SIS Report: 3,207 Palestinians Killed and 40,000 Others Wounded by IOF in 43 Months International Press Center 5/18/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 18, 2004 (IPC) - - Palestinian State Information Service (SIS) confirmed that the Palestinian death toll during 43 months of the Intifada has... From the heart of battered Al Zaytoun... Rafah Today 5/17/2004 Over 16 killed people, and more 200 injured people, and a very large number of demolished houses.. in addition to dividing Gaza Strip into... Breaking News: F-16s, Israeli Warships Shelling Rafah Rafah Today 5/17/2004 The Israeli Apaches, F16s began invading the whole Rafah City by heavy weapons and canons, people are running in the streets out of their... Hundreds of Rafah homes slated for demolition, Canal planned to cut off Gaza Ha''aretz 5/17/2004 The Israel Defense Forces were poised to begin a major operation in the southern Gaza Strip last night - the first time they have conducted... Two Israeli Air Strikes Pound Two Offices , Wounds 4, Including A Child In Gaza International Press Center 5/16/2004 GAZA, May 16, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- For the second day in row the israeli Apches raid on gaza city. the IOFapaches pounded two targets... IOF Arrests Four Citizens, Invades Towns in West Bank International Press Center 5/16/2004 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, May 16, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) arrested three citizens from a refugee camp in the Bethlehem governorate, as... IOF Continues Its Incursion into Tulkarem International Press Center 5/16/2004 TULKAREM. Palestine. May 16, 2004. (IPC+WAFA)--- The Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) has continued its incursion into the West Bank city of Tulkarem, its... 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli missile strike in Rafah Ha''aretz 5/18/2004 Three Palestinians were killed early Tuesday and seven were wounded, one critically, when an Israeli helicopter fired three missiles at an unoccupied part of... Israeli Troops Raid Rafah for More Houses Demolition International Press Center 5/17/2004 RAFAH, Palestine,May 17, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- Massive troops of the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) advanced deep about 2 km inside the eastern road... Israel sends tanks into Rafah The Guardian 5/18/2004 Hundreds of Palestinians today fled the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza as Israeli tanks moved in for what is expected to be a major... Six Palestinians Killed by IOF, Warplanes Raid Gaza’s Apartments International Press Center 5/17/2004 GAZA, May17,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot dead six Palestinian citizens in separate events in different parts of the occupied Palestinian territories... Photos: Death and destruction in the Gaza Strip Al-Jazeera 5/16/2004 Fears for Gaza homes as Israelis seal off town The Independent 5/18/2004 The Israeli Army sealed off the increasingly tense southern Gaza town of Rafah yesterday in what fearful residents assumed was the first stage of... Israel invades, seals off Rafah Al-Jazeera 5/17/2004 Israeli occupation forces, using tanks, bulldozers and helicopters, opened fire as it invaded the refugee town of Rafah, cutting it off from rest of... Hundred homes destroyed in Gaza raid The Independent 5/15/2004 Two more Israeli soldiers were killed yesterday in southern Gaza in a military operation which razed up to 100 Palestinian houses. Commanders said they... Yaalon forbids carrying explosives in APCs Maariv 5/14/2004 Decision comes amid two deadly Gaza attacks in which 11 soldiers, who were in APCs laden with explosives, were killed. Maj. Gen. Harel: IDF... 12 Gazans killed in fighting Ha''aretz 5/15/2004 Israel will not "run away" from Gaza, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said yesterday after another day of fierce fighting in the Strip in which... Rafah Today: Body Parts Rafah Today 5/13/2004 I''m not sure if these parts of a body belong to my close relative Hani (21) who was just killed in that massacre or... Israel To Destroy "Hundreds Of Homes" In Rafah Islam Online 5/14/2004 GAZA CITY, May 14 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Hours after Israel declared hundred more Palestinian homes would be pulled down in the southern Gaza Strip... Palestinians: IDF razing homes in Gaza refugee camp Ha''aretz 5/14/2004 A source in Jerusalem said the IDF intends to destroy "dozens or perhaps hundreds" of homes and widen the 9-km long buffer zone... Israeli missiles kill 19 Palestinians Al-Jazeera 5/14/2004 Three more Palestinians have been killed and about 20 wounded in the latest Israeli missile strikes on the southern Gaza Strip refugee town of... Four dead in Gaza clashes Al-Jazeera 5/14/2004 The Palestinian authority described Israel''s plan to raze hundreds of houses in Gaza as a "major catastrophe", and urged the international community to prevent... Israel takes bloody revenge in Gaza for killing of soldiers The Guardian 5/14/2004 Palestinians die and streets are blown up as troops search for remains of victims of bomb attack -- Israeli forces yesterday left a trail of... Battered Al Zytoun…. Accounts on the cruelty of the Israeli occupation International Press Center 5/12/2004 From the heart of the battered Al-Zytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, as the combat helicopters indiscriminately opened its machinegun fire on the citizens and... Forensic tests identify 3 soldiers killed in Rafah Ha''aretz 5/14/2004 Forensic testing late Thursday night confirmed the identities of three out of five Israel Defense Forces soldiers who were killed Wednesday during an attack... Family Says Israeli Soldiers Buried Wounded Son Alive Palestine Media Center 5/13/2004 Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Strip Rises to 29 in 48 Hours -- A Palestinian family has charged that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) buried their... Israeli incursion into al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the south of Gaza City Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5/12/2004 Photos of massive destruction by Israeli forces, 11-12 May 2004... IOF Wounds a Citizen in Nablus, Arrests Several in WB International Press Center 5/13/2004 Deputy director of education in Bethlehem governorate, Sami Marwa....pointed out that the Israeli forces used stun grenades, tear gas canisters and live bullets... 24 Palestinians Killed Since Monday, Further 200 Wounded in Two Attacks in Al Zytoun and Rafah International Press Center 5/13/2004 GAZA, May 13, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces since last Monday run amok insanely in Al Zytoun neighborhood of Gaza city, south... IOF Continues Dividing Gaza Strip International Press Center 5/13/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 13, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued closing all crossings of Gaza Strip and holding people between the... IOF Copter Missiles Kill 11 Palestinians; Wound 45 In Rafah, As IOF Pull Out Of Al Zaytoun International Press Center 5/13/2004 RAFAH, May 13, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The death toll of those killed in Rafah climbed to eleven as three more citizens were killed and... IOF''s Onslaught on Gaza Strip and West Bank Continues International Press Center 5/13/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, May 13, 2004 (IPC+WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued today its closure of Abu Holi road, located to the south... Abushbak: Handing Over Israeli Soldiers'' Remains Came for Moral and Human Reasons International Press Center 5/13/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 13, 2004 (IPC) - - The Director of the Preventive Security in Gaza Strip, Colonel Rashid Abushbak, said that the handing over the... 11 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza camp  The Guardian 5/13/2004 Israeli missile strikes on a Palestinian refugee camp today killed at least 11 people, injuring 29 others. The strikes hit the Rafah refugee camp... IDF operating in Rafah: 16 Palestinians killed Maariv 5/13/2004 Infantry and armored corps take over outskirts of the city, as search for soldiers'' remains continues. PM Sharon thanks Mubarak for Egyptian assistance in... Israel accused of attacking UN post Al-Jazeera 5/12/2004 UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon have accused Israeli troops of firing smoke bombs at an observation post in an attempt to obscure its border... IOF Onslaught Continues in Al Zytoun; Eight Killed, 170 Wounded, Gross Damages Inflicted International Press Center 5/12/2004 GAZA, May 12, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The death toll of the Israeli massacre in Al Zytoun neighborhood of Gaza climbed to eight while more... Israel storms Gaza for troops'' remains Al-Jazeera 5/12/2004 Several Israeli soldiers and Palestinians have been killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip as occupation troops hunt for the remains of colleagues killed... Report: Hezbollah found grave of MIA Ron Arad in Lebanon Ha''aretz 5/12/2004 The grave of Israeli airman Ron Arad has been found by Hezbollah in Lebanon, the London-based Arab newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported Wednesday. According to... IOF Offensive Continues in West Bank International Press Center 5/12/2004 JENIN, Palestine, May 12, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) broke yesterday night into the West Bank town of Jenin and launched... Wednesday''s Death Toll Climbs to Five and 40 Wounded in Gaza City International Press Center 5/12/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 12, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - As the large scale invasion of the Al Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City continues for the third... IDF reports casualties in attack on APC near Rafah Ha''aretz 5/12/2004 At least five Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded on Wednesday evening when an armored personnel carrier (APC) was hit while travelling through the... Six Israeli soldiers killed in landmine attack The Guardian 5/12/2004 Six Israeli soldiers were killed when the armoured vehicle they were travelling in was blown up by Palestinian militants today, according to initial reports... Death Toll in Gaza rises to 13 and over 72 injuries International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2004 The death toll in Gaza Strip had risen to 13 as 3 more Palestinians were killed in the Israeli military operation in the Strip... Soldiers fight to find friends body parts Maariv 5/12/2004 IDF escalating searches in Gaza, soldiers fought with tears in their eyes to find body parts.Government approaches ICRC to intervene. -- “It was not regular... UN says IDF fired smoke bombs at post Ha''aretz 5/12/2004 BEIRUT - The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon has accused Israeli troops of firing smoke bombs at one of its observation posts during clashes... Unsuccessful Assassination Attempt Resulted in One Martyr and Eight Casualties in Al Shajaeiya Neighborhood of Gaza City International Press Center 5/11/2004 GAZA, May 11, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)--This afternoon, one citizen was martyred and eight were injured due to Israeli Apache air strike at a... In a Fresh Massacre: IOF Kills Seven, Wounds more than 110, 15 critically International Press Center 5/11/2004 GAZA, May 11, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Seven Palestinian citizens have been killed in a new massacre perpetrated by the Israeli occupying forces since Monday... The soldiers'' APC was not built to withstand large bombs Ha''aretz 5/11/2004 The armored personnel carrier which was ripped apart by a massive roadside bomb Tuesday morning, killing all six IDF soldiers inside, is a Kasman... Gaza Today: IOF Invades Al Zaytoun Rafah Today 5/11/2004 BREAKING NEWS: Over 40 tanks and bulldozers invading Al Zaytoun neighborhood in South Gaza City, and Apaches warplanes supporting the IDF in the attack... Sharon vows to hit militants ''wherever they hide'' Daily Star 5/11/2004 JERUSALEM: After six Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza City on Tuesday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed Israel would seek out and strike at... 6 soldiers killed in Gaza; troops pour in as Strip cut in 3 Ha''aretz 5/12/2004 Six Israel Defense Forces soldiers from the Givati Brigade''s engineering company were killed in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, when a bomb exploded... Abu Ghraib photos left on vandalised Gaza graves Financial Times 5/10/2004 Vandals damaged 30 grave- stones at the Commonwealth war cemetery near Gaza City at the weekend and plastered others with photographs of coalition soldiers... Toll rises in Gaza rampage Al-Jazeera 5/11/2004 Nine Palestinians are dead and around 120 injured as Israeli occupation troops rampage through a Gaza City neighbourhood following the deaths of six of... Eleven dead in Gaza battle The Guardian 5/11/2004 Six Israeli soldiers were killed today in fighting with Palestinian militants in Gaza City, the highest Israeli death toll in a single operation in... Palestine Fact Sheets - Israeli Weapons of Mass Destruction Palestine Monitor 3/1/2004 Israel is believed to be the sixth nation in the world and the first in the MiddleEast to have developed and acquired nuclear weapons... 8 Palestinians hurt in Hamas-Fatah gunfight Ha''aretz 5/10/2004 Activists from rival groups clash during university election campaign-- At least eight Palestinians were injured yesterday in the center of Nablus when a gunfight... 19 year-old Palestinian youth shot dead in Abu Dis, houses destroyed in El Qarara Palestine Monitor 5/10/2004 b>Witnesses say it took an ambulance over half an hour to reach Faadi’s body due to the wall, which has now isolated the... Gaza Today: 2 Killed, 22 Wounded, 30 Houses demolished Rafah Today 5/9/2004 In a new incursion today morning into the Refugee Camp of Khanyounis, two citizens were killed and 22 others wounded besides 30 houses were... Gaza raids ''leave 1,000 homeless'' BBC 5/10/2004 Israeli military raids in Gaza this month have left 1,100 Palestinians homeless, a United Nations agency says. About 130 homes have been razed in... Two Palestinians shot dead as at least 11 houses destroyed in Gaza Strip Al-Bawaba 5/10/2004 Israeli forces killed on Monday a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip town of al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis city, medics and witnesses said. Palestinian... Israeli raid targets Gaza City Al-Jazeera 5/11/2004 Israeli occupation forces backed by tanks and helicopter gunships have raided the Zaitun quarter of Gaza City. Witnesses on Monday said at least four... Palestinians: 1 person killed, 9 hurt in IDF operation in Gaza Ha''aretz 5/11/2004 Hospital officials in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City said that one Palestinian was killed and nine others were wounded, four of them gunmen... Israeli Troops Kill 4 Children, 17 Palestinians, in 5 Days Palestine Media Center 5/6/2004 IOF Wound Two Journalists, Destroy Local Radio Station -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Hebron... Israeli Bulldozers demolish more than 24 houses in Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 5/6/2004 A large force of the Israel army invaded the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip Friday night and destroyed more than 24 houses in... Israeli warplanes strike deep inside Lebanese territory Daily Star 5/7/2004 Hizbullah reports several Israelis killed -- Beirut: Israeli warplanes staged fresh attacks in south Lebanon Friday going as deep as 12 kilometers across the UN-drawn... IOF Kills Three Citizens in Nablus and Tulkarem International Press Center 5/6/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, May 6, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot dead one citizen in Nablus. Eyewitnesses said that Basem Kalbona, 18... Israeli lessons for the US in Iraq Al-Jazeera 5/7/2004 The torturing of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghuraib prison by US occupying forces has shocked the world - but for most Palestinians they come... Israeli officer killed in Hizb Allah clash Al-Jazeera 5/7/2004 Hizb Allah fighters have killed an Israeli army officer and wounded a number of soldiers in fierce fighting in a disputed Lebanese border area... Gaza chopper strike kills 2, wounds 22 Ha''aretz 5/5/2004 An Israeli attack helicopter fired a missile at a group of armed Palestinians in Gaza''s Khan Yunis refugee camp yesterday, killing a 25-year-old... Israel Commences Construction of an Apartheid Wall in Gaza Strip International Press Center 5/6/2004 DEIR ELBALAH, Palestine, May 6, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying government commenced Thursday construction of an Apartheid Wall around the colonial road called... IOF Executes Two Palestinians, Arrests 29 and Demolishes Six Houses International Press Center 5/6/2004 OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, May 6, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Yassin Al Golani, 22, was shot dead today morning by the Israeli troops near the Al Ibrahimi... IOF Intimidates School Pupils in Nablus and Salfeet International Press Center 5/6/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, May 6, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) intimidated today afternoon the pupils of Wadi Al-Bazan school in Al-Bazan Village... IDF to build security barrier along Gush Katif road Ha''aretz 5/6/2004 The Israel Defense Forces began constructing a protective barrier that will run the length of the seven-kilometer-long Kissufim Corridor in the Gaza Strip, where... Lebanon complains to UN about Israeli overflights Ha''aretz 5/6/2004 Lebanon complained to the United Nations on Thursday about Israeli overflights and an Israeli airstrike on a suspected guerrilla hideout in southern Lebanon, the... Palestinian boy killed by militants'' pipe bomb in Tul Karm Ha''aretz 5/4/2004 A nine-year-old Palestinian boy was killed and two other children were wounded in the West Bank on Tuesday when they accidentally detonated a pipe... Several Palestinian activists detained Al-Jazeera 5/3/2004 Israeli occupation forces have raided several parts of the West Bank and detained at least 31 Palestinian activists. According to Aljazeera''s correspondent in Ram... IDF to boost Gaza operations in wake of attack on family Ha''aretz 5/4/2004 The Israel Defense Forces is expected to increase its operations in the Gaza Strip following the terrorist attack on Sunday and under the cover... Casualty Toll Mounts as Sharon Turns up the Heat Scoop 5/3/2004 NABLUS (West Bank) - In Rafidia Hospital last night there were two sets of people in two different hallways displaying two different emotions. Sameh and... IOF Besieges President Arafat''s Office  International Press Center 5/4/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 4, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) withdrew its forces from the President Yasser Arafat''s headquarters in Ramallah City... IOF Fresh Incursion Kills Two, Wounds 22 Others in Khan Younis International Press Center 5/4/2004 KHANYOUNIS, May 4, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- In a fresh incursion today morning into the refugee camp of khanyounis, two citizens were killed and 22... Child Killed, Two Others Wounded as IOF-owned Object Explodes International Press Center 5/4/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, May 4, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Palestinian sources held Tuesday the Israeli occupying authorities responsibility for the death of a little child and... Palestinian Boy Said to Recruit Bombers The Guardian 5/4/2004 JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military court on Tuesday indicted a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on charges of recruiting teenagers to become suicide bombers - the... The Horrors of Gaza - Photo Gallery Palestine Monitor 5/3/2004 The following are photos provided to the Palestine Monitor by Mohammad living in Rafah, more information about Rafah can be found at This April: 61 Citizens Killed Including 22 Children International Press Center 5/2/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 2, 2004 (IPC + Al Quds Al Arabi) - - The Palestinian Health Information Center (PHIC) revealed in its monthly report that 61 citizens... House Demolition in oPt: Occupational Trend International Press Center 5/3/2004 There have been many strategies and policies adopted by the Israeli occupation in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) to confront the Palestinian people, some... IOF kill 5 Palestinians Including 6-Year-Old boy, Elderly Mother Palestine Media Center 5/3/2004 Israeli Troops Wound 13, Demolish 23 Houses since Thursday -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed a 6-year-old Palestinian boy and an elderly mother, wounded... News Briefs: Jewish and Arab students demonstrate against the occupation, Nablus, Qalqilya under siege, 20 homes demolished International Middle East Media Center 5/3/2004 Jewish and Arab students demonstrate against the occupation -- Hundreds of Jewish and Arab university students demonstrated in a conjoint protest against the occupation and... Boy Dies of Wounds and IOF Continues Land Grab International Press Center 5/3/2004 GAZA, Palestine, May 3, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - A young boy died today of wounds he sustained by Israeli gunfire in the last invasion of... Israel Assassinates 4 Fatah Activists, Shells Radio Station Islam Online 5/3/2004 NABLUS, May 3 (IslamOnline.net) – At least four Palestinians were killed Sunday night, May 2, including the general leader of Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, in... Four Children and Mother Killed in Gaza Ambush International Middle East Media Center 5/3/2004 Four children from Gush Katif settlement and their eight-months-pregnant mother were killed Sunday when Palestinian gunmen ambushed their vehicle on Kissufim road, linking Gaza... Its Leaders Liquidated, Hamas Looks to Tehran For Guidance on Terror Forward 5/3/2004 TEL AVIV — Even though he had been targeted for death since last fall, Israeli defense officials say the assassination of Abdel Aziz Rantisi became... Settler mother and daughters shot dead The Guardian 5/3/2004 The Likud referendum always promised to aggravate tensions, but the slaughter that accompanied it yesterday was depressingly gruesome even for a people familiar with...

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Officials warn of Sharon’s revised plan Jerusalem Times 5/27/2004 Palestinian officials warned Wednesday of the Israeli Premier’s revised disengagement plan describing it as a replacement of the US sponsored roadmap plan which envisages... Heated discussion between Shaath and Powell Jerusalem Times 5/27/2004 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Shaath said Saturday that the American stand from the Israeli raid on Rafah is not acceptable. Israel killed during... Dahlan denies holding secret meetings with Israel Jerusalem Times 5/27/2004 Muhammad Dahlan, a senior Palestinian official and former Gaza security chief, denied Monday Israeli news reports that he held any secrete security talks with... India to maintain defense ties with Israel Maariv 5/27/2004 India’s Defense Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, makes statement marking departure from Congress''s traditional pro-Arab tilt. --India’s Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjeehas confirmed the new Congress dominated... UNRWA Protests Israeli Incursion Into Jenin Camp Reconstruction Project Office Palestine Chronicle 5/27/2004 JERUSALEM - In the early morning hours of 20 May, Israeli military forces broke into and occupied UNRWA''s Jenin Camp Reconstruction Project Office near Jenin... Turkey''s Erdogan Declines Invitation to Israel, Gul Mulls Calling Ambassador Palestine Chronicle 5/27/2004 Turkey plans to open an embassy in Palestine and appointed former state minister, Vehbi Dincer, as Turkey’s Special Envoy to Palestine, said Erdogan .."-- OCCUPIED... UNRWA Demands an Israeli Apology for "Untrue Charges" Against its Ambulances International Press Center 5/27/2004 GAZA, May 27,2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)demanded today an apology... Europe demands Israel and Syria to abandon WMD International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2004 A diplomatic source in the European Union said that it would demand an agreement with Israel, which includes articles about dismantling its nuclear weapons... Egypt ready to play major role in Gaza after pullout Ha''aretz 5/26/2004 Egypt is ready for significant involvement in the security arrangements in Gaza and along the border between Gaza and Egypt, called by Israel the... Israel''s ambassador: Turkey undecided on recalling ambassador Ha''aretz 5/26/2004 Israel`s ambassador to Ankara, Pini Aviv said on Wednesday that according to Turkey''s foreign ministry, Ankara had not yet decided whether to recall its... Turkish foreign min.: Projects with Israel will go on Globes 5/20/2004 Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul: There has been no change in the structure or substance of Turkey''s relations with Israel. -- Hebrew daily “Yediot... Israel and the EU to renew negotiations in June Maariv 5/20/2004 Negotiations on the upgrading of Israel’s relations with the European Union are expected to resume in mid-June. An Israeli team will meet with a... Israel to shut trade unit in its South Africa embassy Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 JOHANNESBURG - Israel plans to shut the trade office of its embassy in South Africa, Israeli officials said on Friday, but they denied the move... UN: IDF demolition of homes in Gaza Strip is violation of international law Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 Israel''s demolition of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip is a violation of international law, United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kiran Prendergast... AG wants new Gaza plan; Olmert to U.S.: No more demolitions Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 Attorney General Menahem Mazuz wants the Israel Defense Forces to formulate an alternative to its Southern Command''s plan to widen the Philadelphi route, Israel''s... U.S. abstains as Security Council condemns Rafah operation Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 NEW YORK - The United States'' decision to abstain in Wednesday''s UN Security Council vote to criticize Israel''s military operations in the Gaza Strip marks... Amnesty Urges Spain To Halt Arms Sale To Israel Islam Online 5/19/2004 BARCELONA, May 19 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Few hours after Amnesty International urged his government to stop arms sale to Israel, Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez... Israel ignores UN and world outrage Al-Jazeera 5/20/2004 Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians in Rafah as Israel threatens to continue demolitions despite a sharp rebuke from the UN Security Council. Reacting... Israel: Reports on an upcoming hostage swap are groundless Ha''aretz 5/21/2004 Senior government sources on Thursday dismissed Arab media reports of a near deal in which the remains of missing Israeli airman Ron Arad would... World Condemns Killing of Civilian Protesters by Israeli Missiles in Rafah International Press Center 5/20/2004 GAZA, May 20, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Arab and International reactions to the Israeli crimes in the Rafah City have been rapidly increasing yesterday as... Stopping the carnage in Rafah Al-Jazeera 5/19/2004 Palestinian leaders have made an urgent appeal to the international community to intervene to stop the Israeli army onslaught on city of Rafah. Deputy... Bush urges Palestinians to take ''bold steps'' toward peace in AIPAC speech Ha''aretz 5/19/2004 WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference Tuesday that the recent "troubling" events in the... UN meeting on Rafah raid; PA appeals for world intervention Ha''aretz 5/19/2004 Israel''s Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman: a "very, very strong chance" that the United States would veto any such condemnation. -- The United Nations... Massive Invasion of Rafah Draws Worldwide Condemnation International Press Center 5/18/2004 GAZA, May 18, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- A variety of reactions to the continued Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip city of Rafah were reported... Israeli officals play down