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Resistance fires mortar shells at Gush Katif settlement International Middle East Media Center 5/29/2005 An Israeli military source reported that two Qassam rockets and several homemade shells were fired at Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip... Two barracks leveled near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldiers leveled two barracks used for raising livestock, in the village of Batteer, west of Bethlehem. The WAFA news agency reported... Army invades Allar, Shweika, near Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Saturday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Allar and Shweika area, north of Tulkarem and conducted military searches. The WAFA news agency reported... PA: Hamas splitters formed Jundallah "God''s Brigades" International Middle East Media Center 5/20/2005 A militant group named Jundallah "God''s Brigades" became first known earlier this week as it declared responsibility for an attack on an army post... Who killed Samir Rantisi? International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 On Sunday at night a masked gunman shot dead reporter Samir Rantisi, an aid of former Palestinian information minister Yasser Abed Rabo, a leading... IDF arrests would-be bomber near Nablus Ha''aretz 5/29/2005 The discovery on Friday of an explosives belt at an Israel Defense Forces checkpoint near Nablus is believed to have foiled a suicide attack... Female university student arrested in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/30/2005 A Palestinian security source reported on Monday that Israeli soldiers arrested Sunday a female university student on a military checkpoint which was installed at... SIS: 4,032 Palestinians Killed, Including 750 Children, During Intifada International Press Center 5/30/2005 GAZA, May 30, 2005 (IPC) - - A report made by the State Information Service (SIS) asserted that during Al Aqsa Intifada, Israeli forces killed 4,032... IOF Arrests Citizen in Hebron WAFA 5/29/2005 HEBRON, May 29, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Saturday a citizen in the West Bank, city of Hebron, witnesses said. Local witnesses... Two Unarmed Palestinians Shot Dead Palestine Chronicle 5/30/2005 The four deaths raised the Palestinian death toll to more than 3,856 since the outbreak of the Intifada.." -- OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - The United States was... Israel Obstructs Arming PNA Police Palestine Media Center 5/29/2005 IOF Shoot Dead 2 Unarmed Palestinians, Man Denied Access to Hospital Dies -- The United States was pressuring the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to disarm... OPT: Fears grow for Mideast truce after Israeli strike in Gaza ReliefWeb 5/30/2005 GAZA CITY, May 30 (AFP) - Two Palestinian civilians in the northern Gaza Strip were wounded late Sunday by a rocket fired from an Israeli... IOF Arrests 2 Citizens WAFA 5/30/2005 HEBRON, May 30, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested two citizens, including a girl, in two separate violations in the West Bank, Palestinian... Five Residents Killed, Two Women Wounded in oPt International Press Center 5/30/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 30, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)- Five residents were killed yesterday in the occupied Palestinian territories as two women were wounded by a... PA security forces uncover tunnel dug by terrorists under Gush Katif Ha''aretz 5/31/2005 b>PA suspends plans to execute Palestinian collaborators / PA arrests suspect in Ramallah assassination -- Palestinian Authority security forces in the Gaza Strip on... Court orders IDF to compensate Jenin family wounded in raid Ha''aretz 5/30/2005 The Nazareth Magistrate''s Court on Monday ordered the Defense Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces to compensate a Palestinian family from Jenin whose mother... The fight is over YNetNews 5/30/2005 Yona Melina passes away decade after Jerusalem terror attack leaves him paralyzed from neck down, fighting for his life. His attorney: '' Yona loved the... IAF strike on militants wounds 3 Palestinians in Gaza Strip Ha''aretz 5/30/2005 Four Palestinians were killed in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza on Sunday, three in apparent ''work accidents'' in the Gaza Strip... IDF strikes in Gaza YNetNews 5/30/2005 Air Force fires three missiles at Qassam rocket-launching cell; two Palestinians sustain moderate wounds. On Sunday, three Palestinians killed in two separate incidents in... Palestinians clash with Israeli police AlJazeera 5/30/2005 Several Palestinian protesters and an Israeli police officer have been injured during a protest against a Greek Orthodox patriarch near a Christian site in... City to raze homes of 1,000 residents in East Jerusalem neighborhood Ha''aretz 5/30/2005 The Jerusalem Municipality has begun proceedings to raze 88 buildings housing some 1,000 residents in the Silwan neighborhood, to "restore the area to its... Hamas threatens suicide attacks in U.K. YNetNews 5/30/2005 Warning follows leader''s call for attacks against U.K. targets; however, fundraising successes may dampen interest in high-profile attacks -- JERUSALEM - Hamas has several cells inside... Bedouin convicted on ''terror'' charges YNetNews 5/30/2005 Beer Sheva court finds Bedouin guilty of attempting to carry out attack against IDF soldiers; three others arrested in connection -- BEER SHEVA - The Beer... PA discovers weapons'' smuggling tunnel YNetNews 5/31/2005 Palestinian security forces find tunnel near city of Khan Yunis in Gaza Strip; say aimed at smuggling weapons and terrorists to carry out attacks... Israeli army kills more Palestinians By Khalid Amayreh, Electronic Intifada/AlJazeera 5/29/2005 Israeli occupation soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man in the southern West Bank town of Hebron, hours after the killing of another... Israeli navy fires at fishing boats in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 Friday at dawn, Israeli naval boats fired at Palestinian fishing boats in Dir al-Balah Sea, in the central Gaza Strip. A Palestinian security source... Three arrested near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Friday afternoon, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested three residents at Qalandia checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Army claims... Palestinian killed in an explosion in Beit Lahya International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Palestinian medical source reported early Saturday that a Palestinian man was killed in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahya... Eight arrested south of Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 Friday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Beit Liqya, south of Ramallah, and arrested eight residents. A local source in the village reported... Report: Four killed, 25 injured in one week International Middle East Media Center 5/27/2005 Israeli soldiers resumed their operations and invasions in the Palestinian territories killing four residents, and injuring 25 others over the last week. A report... Settlers attack homes in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/28/2005 Friday afternoon, an extremist settlers group attacked dozens of residents and homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and burnt farmlands near... Israel weighs response after IDF vehicle hits roadside bomb Ha''aretz 5/28/2005 An Israel Defense Forces armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb near the workers gate at the Erez border crossing in the Gaza Strip, Israel... Environmentalists protest at Nitzanim YNetNews 5/27/2005 Construction of caravans designated for settlers slated for evacuation begins in Nitzanim sand dune area; Nitzan residents say they are willing to absorb settlers... 3 soldiers seriously wounded in accident YNetNews 5/27/2005 13 soldiers injured when ‘Safari’ transport vehicle flips over in northern Mt. Dov region -- Thirteen IDF troops belonging to an elite unit were wounded... IDF thwarts possible terror attack YNetNews 5/27/2005 Troops apprehend Palestinian at roadblock near Nablus after soldiers find explosive belt in his bag; earlier, soldiers arrest two Palestinians carrying Molotov cocktail bottles... Half of Neveh Dekalim favors moving to tent city Ha''aretz 5/27/2005 The residents of Neveh Dekalim in Gush Katif decided in a dramatic meeting Tuesday that half of them will move to a tent city... Army invades three villages near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded three villages near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported that soldiers... Child critically injured in Rafah International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 A medical source at abu Yousef al-Najjar in Rafah, reported that a 12 years old child was critically injured of military fire in al-Shaboura... Soldiers stop school bus, attack children near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked and punched several children, on their way back home from school, in Wad al-Rasha area, south of Qalqilia. A... Army invades village near Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/26/2005 The WAFA news agency reported Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Beit Leed, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local... ICAHD: Jerusalem Municipality to Demolish 88 Houses in East Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) reported that Jerusalem Municipality intends to demolish 88 houses in the el-Bustan area of Silwan village in... Maps: Occupied Palestinian Territory : West Bank closures - Comparison between Nov 2004 - Apr 2005 (PDF) ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/26/2005 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA... A Child Wounded, 2 Citizens Arrested WAFA 5/26/2005 RAFAH, May 26, 2005 (WAFA)- A Palestinian child seriously wounded on Thursday when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire towards her in the southern... Israeli Ruling to Demolish 90 Homes, Making 2500 Residents Homeless in Jerusalem International Press Center 5/26/2005 PALESTINE, May26, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- An Israeli occupation court issued a ruling that several houses of Al -Bustan neighborhood of Silwan village adjacent to... IOF Arrests one of PNA''s Intelligence Member WAFA 5/26/2005 HEBRON, May, 26, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) arrested today a memeber of the PNA Military Intelligent Services in the West Bank city... PNIC: 15th Week of Ceasefire Riddled with Israeli Violations International Press Center 5/26/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 26, 2005 (IPC) - - The weekly report of the State Information Service (SIS) monitoring the state of the ceasefire revealed that Israeli... Israeli Forces Wound a Child and Denies Another Needed Treatment International Press Center 5/26/2005 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, May 26, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces wounded a child during a shelling of homes in Khan Younis, while denying... IOF Destroys Animal Farm, Shells House in Hebron WAFA 5/26/2005 HEBRON, May 26, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) destroyed Thursday an animal farm and shelled a house in the West Bank city of... Map: West Bank Closures, April 2005 (PDF) ReliefWeb/OCHA 5/26/2005 Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA... Protesters Anonymous YNetNews 5/26/2005 Dozens of minors, arrested for blocking roads last week to protest pullout plan, are refusing to identify themselves to police -- PETAH TIKVA – Dozens of... Sharon guard arrested as security threat Ha''aretz 5/25/2005 A security guard at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s Sycamore Ranch and two right-wing activists, all residents of Sderot, were arrested by the Shin Bet... Dozens detained, interrogated in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers intensified military presence in Bab al-Zawiya area, in the center of Hebron, and interrogated dozens of residents. A local source... Israeli Forces Curb Ambulance''s Movement Transporting Seriously Wounded Child International Press Center 5/24/2005 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, May 24, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation soldiers curbed the movement of an ambulance carrying a seriously wounded child from a car... Israeli Occupation Arrest Three Residents in Nablus International Press Center 5/25/2005 PALESTINE, May25, 2005(IPC+WAFA)--Tuesday evening, Israeli occupation soldiers arrested three residents on Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus and stormed AL Ma''jeen area... Kfar Darom settlers turn away Government Representative International Middle East Media Center 5/25/2005 Settlers of the Kfar Darom settlement in the Gaza Strip turned away the Director-General of the Prime Minister''s Office Ilan Cohen as he was... Work on the Annexation Wall to resume in the Salfit Area International Womens'' Peace Service 5/24/2005 The Israeli High Court has lifted the temporary injunctions - May 21, 2005 -- The Israeli High Court has lifted the temporary injunctions that had frozen... IOF Wounds a Child, Arrests a Citizen WAFA 5/25/2005 KHANYOUNIS, May 25, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian child wounded on Wednesday when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened heavy machine gunfire towards citizens in the... Pullout foes publish `Page of Shame'' Web site Ha''aretz 5/24/2005 A Web site sponsored by a group of anti-disengagement movements, the "Page of Shame," lists the names of public and private individuals and organizations... Troops arrest Palestinian teen carrying bombs near Nobles Ha''aretz 5/25/2005 Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested a 15-year-old Palestinian boy at a West Bank checkpoint yesterday who was discovered carrying two pipe bombs. It... Anti-pullout activists block highway YNetNews 5/25/2005 Burn tires along central Tel Aviv segment of major highway; police discover 60 tires apparently intended for future demonstrations in northern Tel Aviv neighborhood... ''A tempest in a teacup'' YNetNews 5/24/2005 Shin Bet arrests two Sderot residents on suspicion of gathering information reagrding Sharon''s security arrangements; suspects released after questioning -- SDEROT - The Shin Bet and... Orthodox Church dismisses Jerusalem patriarch Daily Star 5/25/2005 Irineos may take matter to international courts -- ISTANBUL: Orthodox Church leaders have decided to dismiss Jerusalem''s beleaguered Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I from office... IDF prepares for possible escalation YNetNews 5/26/2005 Three-day exercise aims to examine IDF’s capability to respond to violence along northern border during disengagement, when large number of IDF units would be... 2 children Wounded in GS, 3 arrested in WB WAFA 5/22/2005 RAFAH, May, 22, 2005, (WAFA)-Two Palestinian children wounded on Sunday in Rafah city, south of Gaza Strip (GS), because of a mysterious object... UNRWA protests armed violation of its premises and threats to its staff ReliefWeb 5/23/2005 On 18 May three armed and hooded men entered the UNRWA clinic in the Far''a Refugee camp. Using threats and intimidation they forced an... Child Wounded, Another Arrested, Medical Team Banned in WB WAFA 5/23/2005 HEBRON, May 23, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Monday a child and arrested another in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron... PNA Official: Resistance Factions Agree to Stop Makeshift Mortar International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 22,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---Palestinian resistance fighters have agreed to halt a wave of makeshift mortar attacks on Israeli settlements in the... Homes shelled west of Rafah International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers shelled homes in Tal al-Sultan area, west of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. The WAFA news agency reported... Explosive detonates near Army Jeep International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 An Israeli military source reported on Monday that an explosive device detonated near a military jeep in a village near the West Bank city... Clashes near Hebron, child injured International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 A medical source in Alia Hospital, in Hebron, reported that one child was badly injured by military fire in the village of Doura, west... A Tulkarem Resident Wounded, Israeli Activists Arrested International Press Center 5/22/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, May22, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops shot and wounded yesterday night a Palestinian resident of the West Bank city of Tulkarem... Al-Hurani: Attacking Palestinians in Iraq a Mossad-plotted International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May23, 2005 (IPC Exclusive)--Head of the Gaza-based Palestinian National Center for Research and Documentation, Abdullah Al-Hurani, believed Monday that the latest... Palestinian moderately hurt by PA police officers in Ramallah Ha''aretz 5/23/2005 A Palestinian man was moderately hurt by Palestinian Authority police officers during an anti-separation fence demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah on... Army invades area near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldiers surrounded Bir ‘Ona area, near Bethlehem after closing it and imposing curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. Director... Homes, barracks leveled near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/23/2005 Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers forced dozens of families out of their homes and residency barracks in Msafer Yatta area, south of Hebron. Saber al-Hreiny... 2 Children Wounded In Rafah, 5 Homes Demolished In Hebron International Press Center 5/23/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May23,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---At early dawn today, the Israeli occupation forces manning a military checkpoint in Tal Al Suttan area, west of... Soldiers use child as human shield near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/24/2005 Israeli TV, channel 10 reported on Monday night, that Israeli soldiers used a Palestinian child as a human shield in the village of Doura... Palestinian boy caught with bombs YNetNews 5/23/2005 Alert soldiers detain 14-year-old in possession of two pipe bombs at West Bank roadblock -- Alert soldiers at the Hawara roadblock south of the... The Israel Defense Forces has postponed collecting weapons from Gaza Strip settlers, and will re-examine at the last minute whether there is a need to do so at all, military sources told Haaretz.Colle Ha''aretz 5/22/2005 The Israel Defense Forces has postponed collecting weapons from Gaza Strip settlers, and will re-examine at the last minute whether there is a need... Palestinians clash with Israeli police AlJazeera 5/23/2005 Several Palestinian protesters and an Israeli police officer have been injured during a protest against a Greek Orthodox patriarch near a Christian site in... Video: Jewish settlers continue attacks on Palestinians AlJazeera 5/23/2005 Report from Hebron''s Old City about the recent increase in attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank... Army: stolen ammunition in Yitzhar might be used to terrorize Palestinians International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Ammunition and night-vision equipment disappeared from the army post at the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar on several occasions, senior army official told Israeli... Settlers attack residents in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Friday afternoon, armed settlers attacked three residents in Al-Sihla square, in the old city of Hebron, and hurled stones at dozens of homes near... Clash erupts on Israel-Lebanon border AlJazeera 5/22/2005 Gunfire by Israeli soldiers to ward off Lebanese shepherds has sparked a cross-border clash with the Hizb Allah resistance group. Lebanon''s Hizb Allah said... Palestinian injured, 26 Israeli peace activists arrested in Bilein International Middle East Media Center 5/20/2005 A medical source in Sheikh Zayed hospital, in Ramallah reported that one resident was injured in the village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, dozens... Army invades Balata refugee camp International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 A local source in the camp reported that soldiers, broke into dozens of homes, conducted military searches, and arrested one resident. Also, soldiers used... New markers for wall path near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers placed new markers for the route of the Separation Wall in al-Ramadeen area, south of Hebron. Sheikh Nawwaf al-Za’arneh, secretary... Sanaqra: “Army did not stop targeting us” International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Resistance fighters in Nablus and Balata refugee camp reported that Israeli soldiers have not stopped their attempts to arrest or assassinate Palestinian fighters, despite... Palestinian Killed in Gaza as Israeli Forces Storm West Bank Refugee Camp International Press Center 5/21/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 21, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian early on Friday afternoon, and closed the only road between... PA official: Resistance groups agree to halt attacks in Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 5/21/2005 Palestinian resistance fighters have agreed to halt a wave of mortar and home-made shells attacks on Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian... Israelis close key Gaza checkpoint AlJazeera 5/22/2005 Israeli forces have closed a key checkpoint in the central Gaza Strip as Palestinian resistance groups agree to a cessation of attacks on illegal... Shaky Truce in Gaza Under Duress Islam Online 5/20/2005 GAZA CITY, May 20, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Militarily and politically, the barely three-months-old relative calm in the occupied Palestinian territories was near collapse... Citizen Wounded, Scores Suffocated in anti-Apartheid Wall Demonstration WAFA 5/21/2005 RAMALLAH, May, 21, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces(IOF) opened fire at a peaceful demonstration, wounding one citizen and caused suffocations to scores others... IDF postpones collection of weapons from Gaza settlers Ha''aretz 5/22/2005 The Israel Defense Forces has postponed the collection of weapons from Gaza Strip settlers, and will reexamine at the last minute whether there is... IOF Arrests 2 in WB, Blocks Main Roadblock in Gaza WAFA 5/21/2005 HEBRON, May 21, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Arrested Saturday three citizens in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Bethlehem, witnesses said... IOF Arrests 30 of Israeli Peace Activists WAFA 5/21/2005 HEBRON, May 21, 2005 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Saturday 30 of Israeli peace activists in the West Bank (WB) city of... Calm returns to the Gaza Strip Ha''aretz 5/22/2005 Calm returned to the Gaza Strip yesterday as Palestinian groups stopped firing on military outposts and settlements after reaching an agreement with PA Interior... Hezbollah gunners shell IDF positions near Lebanese border Ha''aretz 5/21/2005 Witnesses said Lebanon''s Hezbollah guerrillas fired shells at Israel Defense Forces positions in a disputed border area on Saturday. The shelling came after IDF... Palestinian killed in Gaza attack BBC 5/21/2005 A Palestinian militant has been killed during an assault on a Gaza settlement. The Israeli army says the man was one of three attackers... PA official: Militants agree to halt attacks in Gaza Strip Ha''aretz 5/21/2005 Palestinian militants have agreed to halt a spate of mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli targets in and around the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian... Large fire in south believed to be nationalist motivated Ha''aretz 5/20/2005 Some 1,000 dunams (250 acres) of grazing land were burnt Friday afternoon in a fire near the Amatzia forest east of the town of... IDF prevents Gaza settlers from entering Palestinian village Ha''aretz 5/20/2005 Israel Defense Forces troops thwarted a multi-pronged Palestinian attack on the Gaza Strip settlement of Kfar Darom before dawn Friday, killing one of the... Ex-general: MIAs dead YNetNews 5/20/2005 Former head of military personnel says Sultan Yaakub soldiers fell in battle, Ron Arad killed in ''tragic accident''; says ''not nice'' to notify families... Hamas claims responsibility for attack AlJazeera 5/20/2005 Israeli soldiers have killed 23 Palestinians since 8 February -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it carried out an attack on an illegal Jewish settlement... Settlers uproot farmlands near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 Thursday evening, a group of settlers of “Efrat” settlement in al-Neess valley in al-Khader, near Bethlehem, uprooted farmlands planted with grapes and olives treas... Settlers attack, wound four residents in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 Thursday morning, three women and one child were injured, after a group of settlers attacked them in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in southern West Bank... Soldiers jailed for assaulting Palestinian students International Middle East Media Center 5/19/2005 The Jerusalem Central Court sentenced two Israeli soldiers after convicting them of abusing and degrading two Palestinian residents studying at Abu Dis University, near... IOF Sets Fire to Palestinian Pastures, Arrests Citizen WAFA 5/19/2005 TUBBAS, May 19, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation forces (IOF), for the third consecutive-day, set fire to Palestinian pastures near the West Bank city of... A Palestinian Woman Wounded in Hebron WAFA 5/19/2005 HEBRON, May 19, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian aged woman was critically injured on Thursday after having been brutally beaten up by Israeli colonizers in... Israel Recurs to Extra-judicial Killings by Air Strikes Palestine Media Center 5/19/2005 Abbas Warns Against Large Violent Clashes, Qurei Condemns Systematic Escalation -- Israel on Wednesday carried out its first extra-judicial killing by an air strike since... Qayed exasperated over Hamas truce violations Middle East Online 5/19/2005 Palestinian security chief insists he will not be forced into direct confrontation with Hamas. -- The Palestinian commander tasked with preventing rocket attacks on Jewish... Greek patriarchate officials await Israeli tax documents Ha''aretz 5/20/2005 Representatives of Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I are waiting to receive from the Israeli tax authorities copies of tax returns pertaining to real estate... Bratslav Hassidim encounter gunfire upon entering Nablus Ha''aretz 5/19/2005 A group of Israelis, likely ultra-Orthodox Jews belonging to the hassidic Bratslav stream, tried Wednesday night to enter the West Bank city of Nablus... Ammo stolen from IDF post, officials say Ha''aretz 5/20/2005 Ammunition and night-vision equipment disappeared from the army post at the settlement of Yitzhar on several occasions, senior Israel Defense Forces officials told Haaretz... Ex-Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon: Temple Mount attack would trigger `total war'' Ha''aretz 5/20/2005 An attack by extreme-right Jews on the Temple Mount would trigger a large-scale war between Israel and the Muslim world, former Shin Bet chief... Beit Lakia boys killed in IDF ambush, Palestinians claim Ha''aretz 5/20/2005 After two Palestinian boys were killed by Israel Defense Forces fire in the West Bank town of Beit Lakia two weeks ago, the army... Caught in the act YNetNews 5/19/2005 IDF releases video (see it here!) of missile hitting Hamas terrorists who fired mortar shells at Israeli settlements Wednesday; Meanwhile, mortar barrage in Gaza... ''Hamas rules Gaza street'' YNetNews 5/19/2005 Defense officials say Palestinian Authority "no match" for Hamas, believe current escalation due to internal Palestinian politics; rocket attacks in Gaza, Negev continue -- GAZA... Israeli jailed over Gaza shooting BBC 5/19/2005 An Israeli soldier has been jailed for 18 months for shooting an unarmed Palestinian working on a roof in Rafah in the southern Gaza... Mofaz gives Israeli army free hand AlJazeera 5/19/2005 Israel''s defence chief has given the army a free hand to strike at Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups firing mortars and rockets, as a shaky... Soldiers, settlers close entrance of Nablus village International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Israeli soldiers and a group of settlers closed the southern entrance of Qaryout, south east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Mofeed... Settlers uproot farmlands near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Wednesday morning settlers of Qadumim settlement bulldozed farmlands which belong to residents of Kafer Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia... Israeli Killing of Palestinians, Land Grab Persist Unabated Palestine Media Center 5/18/2005 US Envoy Ward Praises Palestinian Security Reforms -- In the second violation in less than a week of the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire understanding, the Israeli... Civilian Killed in Rafah and Another Wounded in Jenin International Press Center 5/18/2005 RAFAH, Palestine, May 18, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a civilian early this morning in the southern Gaza Strip city... Gaza flare-up puts truce in jeopardy AlJazeera 5/19/2005 A serious flare-up of violence - an Israeli air strike, a dead Palestinian fighter and shells falling in Gaza Jewish settlements - threatens to shatter a... Israel warns PA to halt rocket attacks, but says it seeks to avoid escalation Ha''aretz 5/19/2005 Israel threatened the Palestinian Authority last night that it plans to resume its offensive operations in Gaza if the PA does not move immediately... Lawmakers visit anti-pullout hunger strikers Ha''aretz 5/19/2005 Students on hunger strike outside the Prime Minister''s Office begin their fourth day today. Likud MK Iyoub Kara announced yesterday he would be joining... World Orthodox church leaders to decide on future of embattled J''lem patriarch Ha''aretz 5/19/2005 ISTANBUL - World Christian Orthodox leaders will meet next week in Istanbul to decide whether to withdraw their recognition from Jerusalem Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos... Bomb kills Hamas gunman in Gaza YNetNews 5/18/2005 Terror group member killed at edge of refugee camp; Palestinians said shrapnel from a bomb caused death, retracting blame on IDF -- GAZA - A Hamas... Soldier who fired at unarmed Palestinian sentenced to prison Ha''aretz 5/18/2005 A military court on Wednesday sentenced an Israel Defense Forces soldier, convicted of shooting an unarmed Palestinian in the Gaza Strip and obstruction of... Mortar shells hit Gaza settlements YNetNews 5/18/2005 Earlier, IDF drone fires missile at Hamas mortar crew; Gunbattle between terrorists and PA security personnel results in wounded cop -- GAZA - Palestinian terrorists fired... IDF set to respond to mortars YNetNews 5/18/2005 Dozens of mortars hit Gush Katif following IDF hit on Hamas cell, no injuries reported, one terrorist killed during battle with Authority security forces... Israeli air strike strains truce Daily Star 5/19/2005 Cease-fire still in place despite worst Gaza violence since February -- Israel launched an air strike against Gaza Strip militants who had shelled Jewish settlements... Israel threatens PA it will resume Gaza incursions Ha''aretz 5/19/2005 Israel threatened the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday night that it plans to resume its offensive operations in Gaza if the PA does not move... Dozens detained south of Tubas International Middle East Media Center 5/17/2005 Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers detained dozens of residents south of the West Bank city of Tubas. A local source in Tubas reported that soldiers... Israel Rushes Construction Acts to Link "Maa''leh Adomim" with Jerusalem International Press Center 5/17/2005 PALESTINE, May17,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---The Israeli government is to start expanding the construction of the Apartheid Wall within few days in the periphery of... Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Accuses Israeli Government of Plotting to Bomb Al Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 5/17/2005 GAZA, May 17, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, accused the Israeli government of collaborating with extremist Jews in... A Resident Dies of His Wound in Rafah, Two Teens Arrested In Nablus International Press Center 5/17/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 17,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--A resident died of his wound sustained year ago during an Israeli occupation incursion into Rafah city of... Clashes near Hebron, four injured International Middle East Media Center 5/17/2005 Medical sources in Hebron report that four schoolchildren suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the Israeli army during clashes that erupted after an incursion... Police suspect pullout foes planted two fake bombs in Tel Aviv railway stations Ha''aretz 5/16/2005 Two fake bombs were planted yesterday at two train stations in Tel Aviv, apparently by opponents of the disengagement plan. After determining that the... IDF troops kill Palestinian after attempted roadblock stabbing Ha''aretz 5/16/2005 Israeli Defense Forces troops shot dead a Palestinian at a roadblock near Tul Karm in the West Bank, Army Radio reported Monday. According to... Palestinian refugee shot on border AlJazeera 5/18/2005 Israeli occupation forces have shot a Palestinian dead on the Gaza-Egyptian border, according to witnesses. A volunteer guard at the Rafah refugee camp, 22... IDF arrests wanted men in West Bank; gunmen target Gaza settlements Ha''aretz 5/17/2005 Israeli forces arrested a number of wanted Palestinians in the West Bank before dawn on Tuesday. Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested two Fatah operatives... Mofaz: Abductions greatest threat in the north Ha''aretz 5/18/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said yesterday that the greatest threat on the northern border at present are attempts to abduct soldiers. He called on... Israeli Units Kidnap Citizen in Bethlehem WAFA 5/17/2005 BETHLEHEM, May 17, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli commando units abducted Tuesday a Palestinian citizen in the West Bank (WB) city of Bethlehem, witnesses said. They... Army shot dead a Palestinian near Rafah International Middle East Media Center 5/18/2005 Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian on the Gaza-Egypt border early Wednesday, local eyewitnesses said. Ahmed Barhoum, 22, was hit in the head... ‘We limited the damage’ YNetNews 5/17/2005 Anti-disengagement protesters closed off dozens of streets yesterday, but Police Chief Karadi says cops kept disruption to daily life at minimum; magistrates court judge... New protest group prepared YNetNews 5/17/2005 National Home'' draws its inspiration from ''This is our land,'' an organization that operated during Rabin''s rule in protest of Oslo Accords -- TEL AVIV... Shin Bet fears Jewish terror YNetNews 5/17/2005 New security chief says agency has no sense of humor when it comes to threats on Temple Mount; Yuval Diskin also concerned Israel may... New Shin Bet Chief Behind Killings Policy Yahoo! News 5/15/2005 JERUSALEM - The man behind the contentious practice of killing Palestinian militants with missile strikes became head of Israel''s feared Shin Bet security service Sunday... Israel to Begin Extending West Bank Barrier San Francisco Chronicle 5/16/2005 Israel plans to start extending its West Bank separation barrier around its largest settlement bloc by the end of May — construction that would in... Palestinian police fight each other in Gaza Yahoo! News 5/16/2005 GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian police engaged in a brief gun battle with each other in the Gaza Strip Monday in a flare-up that highlighted problems... 100 Israeli terror victims to be flown to Florida for Islamic Jihad trial Ha''aretz 5/17/2005 Some 100 survivors of terror attacks, relatives of those killed, police investigators, Magen David Adom paramedics, and ZAKA volunteers will testify in what American... Settlers burn farmlands in Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 5/14/2005 Saturday afternoon, settlers of Ennab settlement, attacked several farmlands in Rameen area, east of Tulkarem. A local source in Rameen reported that settlers burnt... Girl arrested in Hebron, allegedly attempted to stab a soldier International Middle East Media Center 5/15/2005 Israeli troops arrested Sunday morning Nevin Attrash 21, in the Sahal area that leads to the Ibrahimi mosque in the old city of Hebron... Four Israelis hurt in Gaza rocket attack International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Israeli army source reported Sunday that four Israelis were slightly injured by an anti-tank rocket near Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The... Israeli Soldiers Kill Citizen and Blow the Body up WAFA 5/16/2005 TULKAREM, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed Monday morning a Palestinian citizen near Tulkarem, witnesses said. They told WAFA that Israeli... Settlers erect a tent on villagers'' land near Nablus International Middle East Media Center 5/15/2005 Settlers from Elon Moreh erected Saturday night a tent in farmland owned by villagers from Zamout near Nablus. The village council expressed fears that... Citizen Dies of Wounds WAFA 5/16/2005 RAFAH, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)- A Palestinian citizen died of wounds he sustained last year when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shelled citizens'' houses in... Three children, one resident, arrested near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Monday morning, Israeli soldier invaded al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron and arrested four residents, including three children. A local source in the camp... Farmlands bulldozed near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Settlers of Qadumim settlement, near Kafer Qaddoum village east of Qalqilia, bulldozed farmlands which belong to a resident of the village, in order to... Citizen Arrested in Qalqiliya WAFA 5/16/2005 QALQILIYA, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Monday a Palestinian citizen in the west Bank (WB) city of Qalqiliya, sources... Tafakgi: Israeli Plan to Expand Jerusalem Airport Aiming at Judaizing Jerusalem WAFA 5/16/2005 JERUSALEM, May 16, 2005, (WAFA)-Khalil Tafakgi, the director of the Mapping and Survey Department of Orient House in Jerusalem, said on Monday that... Israeli Occupation Kills an Elderly Woman in Hebron International Press Center 5/14/2005 PALESTINE, May 14,2005, (IPC+WAFA)---A medical source in Hebron reported that resident Widad Mohammad al-Qaoud, 57, died of wounds sustained on Thursday after... Israeli Troops Arrest Residents as Settlers Blaze Crops International Press Center 5/15/2005 WEST BANK, Palestine, May15,2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupation troops arrested over the past 24 hours a number of Palestinian residents in separate attacks on... Old City settlers reportedly behind patriarchate land deal Ha''aretz 5/15/2005 The purchase of real estate near Jerusalem''s Jaffa Gate from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was reportedly made by settler organizations operating through off-shore entities... Minister of Health Asserts Israel Buried 80 Tons of Nuclear Waste in oPt International Press Center 5/16/2005 GAZA, Palestine, May 16, 2005 (IPC) - - The Minister of Health, Dr. Thohni Al Wuheidi, asserted that the Israeli authorities have buried 80 tons of... A Resident Killed South of Tulkarem, a Child Wounded in Khan Younis International Press Center 5/16/2005 PALESTINE, May16, 2005 IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian at a military checkpoint in Tulkarem today morning, wounding moderately Sunday a... Israel partially lifts week-long closure on Gaza and West Bank ReliefWeb 5/15/2005 GAZA, May 15, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israel on Sunday partially lifted the week-long closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and West Bank, allowing... Israel to Link Settlements, Al-Quds Islam Online 5/16/2005 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, May 16, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Defying international resolutions and bilateral agreements with the Palestinians, Israel is to begin work next month... Jewish Settlers attempt to bury a Palestinian Alive International Middle East Media Center 5/16/2005 Palestinian media sources reported that Israeli settlers tried to burry a Palestinian young man from a village near Nablus alive. Israeli soldiers operating in... IDF attacks Hezbollah posts following Har Dov shelling Ha''aretz 5/15/2005 The security situation on the Lebanese border heated up on Friday, as IDF planes, gunships and tanks destroyedHezbollah posts in Lebanon, in response to... Palestinian death strains ceasefire AlJazeera 5/16/2005 Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian in Tulkaram, further straining the tenuous three-month-old ceasefire between the two sides. The incident on Monday... Israelis Foil Plot by Jewish Extremists The Guardian 5/17/2005 JERUSALEM (AP) - Three Jewish extremists planned to fire a missile into Islam''s third-holiest shrine in hopes of unleashing mayhem across the Middle East and... ''Police didn''t fail'' YNetNews 5/17/2005 Internal Security Minister Gidon Ezra rejects criticism of police over Monday''s massive anti-disengagement protest, says force has limited power over non-violent protesters; arrestees slated... 5 Israeli Jews held over plot to attack Temple Mount Ha''aretz 5/17/2005 Five Israeli Jews were arrested and released in recent weeks on suspicion of planning an attack on Temple Mount mosques, with the intention of... Anti-pullout protesters paralyze nation''s highways; 292 arrested Ha''aretz 5/17/2005 Traffic ground to a halt throughout the country Monday, as thousands of anti-disengagement activists blocked dozens of major thoroughfares and intersections. Police arrested more... ''Aqsa attack plotters'' released BBC 5/16/2005 Israel arrested at least three Jewish militants on suspicion they were planning to attack Jerusalem''s al-Aqsa mosque compound, police have said. Officials said the... Settler march through Palestinian towns International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 In a move seen as provocative, Israeli settlers entered two Palestinian villages on Thursday and refused to leave when ordered to do so by... Army shells Khan Younis International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers fired at dozens of homes in the Austrian neighborhood, and the western refugee camp, west of Khan Younis, in... Army breaks into a company in Khan Younis International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers broke into al-Matahin Company, west of al-Qarara, in Khan Younis and used it as a military post. A local source... Dozens held, attacked near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 5/12/2005 Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers held dozens of workers on a military checkpoint near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. A local source in... Israeli Troops Heavily Fire Palestinian Houses in Khan Younis International Press Center 5/12/2005 PALESTINE, May12, 2005 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops opened earlier on Thursday dawn their heavy fire on Palestinian-owned houses at the Al-Namsawi neighborhood... PPS: Israel Arrested 800 Civilians Since Sharm Al Sheikh Understandings International Press Center 5/12/2005 GAZA, May 12, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Palestinian Prisoner''s Society (PPS) declared that the Israeli occupation authorities have arrested 800 civilians since the signing... PMG Special Report: Ground Activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit, 08 February 2005 Palestine Media Center 5/10/2005 During this period, the following events occurred: Israeli soldiers killed 8 Palestinians and injured 54. An additional 3 Palestinians died as a result of... 3 Citizens Arrested in WB, Wheat Mills Building Seized Control in GS WAFA 5/12/2005 TOBAS, May,12,2005,(WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested today 3 citizens in the West Bank city(WB) of Tobas, witnesses and Palestinian security... IOF to Seize more Palestinian Land WAFA 5/12/2005 BETHLEHEM, May 12, 2005, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) handed Thursday Palestinian farmers notifications ordering them to leave lands. In a statement issued Thursday, the... Blasts heard in Shebaa Farms AlJazeera 5/13/2005 Two explosions have been heard near Israeli positions in the Shebaa Farms border area with Lebanon. There were no reports of injuries in Thursday''s... Two illegal settler marches pass through West Bank Palestinian towns Ha''aretz 5/12/2005 Settlers entered two Palestinian villages on Thursday, then refused to leave when ordered to do so by the Israel Defense Forces. The settlers deliberately... 50,000 flock to Gaza settlements YNetNews 5/12/2005 Settlers and right-wingers gather in Gush Katif bloc to fortify settlements ahead of IDF decree to close off Gaza before planned withdrawal; settler leader... Kofi Annan says Lebanon must impose order within its territory Ha''aretz 5/13/2005 The northern town of Shlomi came under Katyusha fire from south Lebanon on Wednesday night causing damage to a building but no casualties. -- On... Sharon heckled at Bible quiz YNetNews 5/12/2005 Guards usher out teenagers who protest Gaza plan during Sharon''s speech at Bible quiz in Jerusalem; Meanwhile, settlers march to fortify West Bank settlements... Explosions heard along northern border YNetNews 5/13/2005 Day after Katyusha rocket lands in western Galilee, tensions mount along northern border after 2 rockets land in Shebaa Farms area -- Two explosions were... Tubasi: Implement church law, then elect Patriarch for Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 The Orthodox sect in Palestine slams the approval of the Palestinian Authority and the Jordanian Government on assigning a deputy Patriarch in Jerusalem. Marwan... Army to grab 770 Dunams in Bethlehem, Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/11/2005 Palestinian Ministry of Local Government reported that the Israeli Authorities informed dozens of residents of Bethlehem and Hebron of intentions to grab lands in... PRCS : 4 Citizens Killed, 14 Wounded during April 30–May 06 , 2005 in GS and WB WAFA 5/11/2005 GAZA, May, 11, 2005, (WAFA)- The Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 4 citizens and wounded 14 others in... IOF Arrests 4 citizens in Hebron WAFA 5/11/2005 HEBRON, May 11, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday four citizens in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron, sources said... Council of Ministers Approves Dismissal of Patriarch Irineos I International Press Center 5/11/2005 RAMALLAH, Palestine, May 11, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Council of Ministers declared on Tuesday its approval of the Holy Synod''s dismissal of the Greek... The Man Who Sold Jerusalem Palestine Media Center/The Independent 5/11/2005 The secret sale of a priceless plot of land in the Holy City has threatened the fragile balance between the religions. Donald Macintyre reports... Israel Imposes Lock Down on oPt International Press Center 5/11/2005 GAZA, May 11, 2005 (IPC) - - Israeli occupation authorities locked down the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), including East Jerusalem, which it turned into a military... Lightning struck twice for terror victims YNetNews 5/11/2005 TEL AVIV - Dozens of Israelis have been wounded in more than one Palestinian terrorist attack since the start of a four-year-old Palestinian uprising, which... Anti-pullout IDF reservists announce refusal to serve Ha''aretz 5/11/2005 Twelve reservists belonging the Battalion 925 of the Israel Defense Forces Armored Corps have announced that they will refuse to serve, because they are... Katyusha rocket slams into Galilee town YNetNews 5/11/2005 Terrorists'' in Lebanon respond to Independence Day fireworks with Katyusha rocket fire at Western Galilee town; no injuries reported, severe damage done -- Terrorists fired... Al-Aqsa brigades exchange fire with Palestinian police in Jenin International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 An exchange of fire erupted in the northern West Bank city of Jenin between fighters from the al-Aqsa brigades (a Palestinian armed resistance group... Army to annex 14 Dunams near Salfit International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Israeli authorities informed Dir Estia village council, near Salfit, of intentions to annex 14 Dunams of family farmlands which belongs to residents of the... Farmers, soldiers clash near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Dozens of Palestinian farmers clashed with Israeli soldiers and guards of the ‘Separation Wall’; who attacked woman identified as Siham Yousef Abu Aker, 30... Curfew imposed over Huwwara International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers imposed curfew over the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus. A local source in the village reported that soldiers invaded... Police close Palestinian voter registration office in Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 5/10/2005 Israeli police shut down the East Jerusalem office used by the Palestinian Authority to register Palestinian voters in the city prior to the parliamentary...