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IOF Sentences 11 to Prison, Destroys 3 Houses in Hebron
WAFA 6/30/2005
HEBRON, June 30, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) sentenced 11 citizens to varied imprisonment terms and demolished three houses in the West Bank...
Palestinian Family Survives Israeli Death
WAFA 6/30/2005
BEIT HANOUN, June 30, 2005, (WAFA)- "I am so wondered on how the international media says that the Israeli gunship bombarded a store of...
IDF kills two Hezbollah infiltrators near Har Dov, searches for third
Ha''aretz 7/1/2005
Israel Defense Forces troops yesterday continued searching the Har Dov area for the third member of a Hezbollah cell that infiltrated Israel from Lebanon...
Ten arrested in Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 6/30/2005
Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested ten residents in Hebron and several surrounding villages. The arrested residents are members of the Islamic Jihad movement; five...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian clinic in southern Gaza
ReliefWeb 6/29/2005
GAZA, Jun 29, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Dozens of armed Jewish settlers have attacked the only medical clinic in al-Mawasi west of the southern...
Israelis poison Palestinian lands before withdrawal: Dahlan
ReliefWeb 6/29/2005
GAZA, Jun 29, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Mohamed Dahlan accused on Wednesday the Jewish settlers for poisoning the lands...
Army invades Atteel, Allar, arrests three
International Middle East Media Center 6/30/2005
Thursday noon, Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Atteel, and Allar, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, conducted military searches of homes...
Four Children and Five others Wounded in two Separate Incidents
International Press Center 6/30/2005
GAZA, Palestine, June30, 2005 (IPC+WAFA) - Despite of the de- facto cease fire announced by the Palestinian resistance factions, the Israeli soldiers and settlers...
Israeli Forces Invade Nablus
International Press Center 6/30/2005
NABLUS, Palestine, June 30, 2005 (IPC) - - Israeli forces invaded the city of Nablus from all directions, backed by large number of military vehicles and...
IOF Destroys 3 Houses, 3 Wells in Hebron
WAFA 6/30/2005
HEBRON, June 30, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) destroyed on Thursday three Palestinian houses and three wells in Hebron, of the West Bank...
IOF Arrests 9 Citizens in WB
WAFA 6/30/2005
HEBRON, June 30, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Thursday 9 citizens in the West Bank (WB) , security sources said. They told WAFA...
Are Palestinian refugees ready for disarmament?
Daily Star 6/30/2005
Militants in the camps of Lebanon say they will put down their weapons when they are guaranteed security and right-of-return to Palestine -- BEIRUT: Walking...
Mofaz orders arrest of those behind attempted Gaza lynching
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday ordered security forces to arrest those behind the attempted lynching of a Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip...
Second IDF soldier refuses to carry out order linked to pullout
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
An Israel Defense Forces soldier from the Armored Corps has told his commanders that he refuses to take part in the closure of the...
Defense establishment to lift Gaza Strip closure
Ha''aretz 7/1/2005
The Israel Defense Forces called off an order to ban Israelis from entering the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israel Radio said. The closure, imposed...
IDF: No validity to Palestinian reports 2 troops kidnapped in Nablus
Ha''aretz 7/1/2005
After seven hours of conflicting reports, the defense establishment issued a statement on Thursday evening denying all reports that two Israel Defense Forces soldiers...
Police raid extremist bastion after Gaza settlement closure
Daily Star 7/1/2005
Police carried out a lightning raid on a bastion of opposition to the Gaza Strip pullout after Israel sealed off its settlements in the...
Tensions rise on Southern Lebanese border
Daily Star 7/1/2005
Beirut: Renewed tensions erupted on the Israeli-Lebanese border, with Israeli Apache helicopters firing two missiles on Hizbullah-held positions inside the disputed Shebaa Farms, just...
Jerusalem road-block stopped
YNetNews 6/30/2005
Police evacuate opponants of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s pullout plan who blocked entrance to Jerusalem less than 24 hours after a similar demonstration halted...
Al-Aqsa Brigades ''kidnaps'' Israeli troops
Daily Star 7/1/2005
Abbas lays out strategy to reform Fatah and resolve internal conflict -- A cell of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claims it has kidnapped two Israeli...
Fliers seek condemnation of attacks
YNetNews 6/30/2005
Israel distributes advertisements in Lebanon calling for ending support of Hizbullah, after terrorists kill soldier on northern border; Hizbullah response: breach of Lebanese soverignty...
IAF resumes air strikes on Hizbullah
YNetNews 6/30/2005
Air Force responds to Hizbullah attack -- Mount Dov - Israel Air Force combat helicopters fired at areas in the Mount Dov region along the northern...
IDF soldier lightly wounded in Nablus
YNetNews 6/30/2005
Hit from shrapnel during Palestinian attack on IDF force operating in area; terrorists fire mortar round at Gaza settlement - no injuries, damage reported -- NABLUS...
Violence erupts at Gay Pride Parade
YNetNews 6/30/2005
Religious youngster stabs three Jerusalem parade participants; Magen David Adom says marchers sustain light, medium injuries -- JERUSALEM - A religious Jew stabbed three people during...
PM: Radical gangs trying to terrorize Israeli society
Ha''aretz 7/1/2005
Speaking at a conference in Jerusalem on Thursday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed right-wing extremists for using violence in their campaign against the disengagement...
IDF: No missing soldiers
YNetNews 7/1/2005
Palestinian groups claim responsibilty for kidnappings that didn''t happen-- All IDF soldiers are safe and accounted for, after an IDF sweep through the Nablus...
Israeli forces oust 150 Gaza rebels from hotel in dress rehearsal for withdrawal
The Guardian 7/1/2005
Israeli security forces yesterday took their first steps towards enforcing a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip when they removed 150 rightwing extremists who had...
Palestinian involved in lynch arrested
Jerusalem Post 6/29/2005
A Palestinian policeman who was directly involved in the lynching and murders of two IDF reservists in October 2000 in Ramallah was arrested by...
Israeli Settlers on Rampage against Residents of Al Mawassi Area
International Press Center 6/29/2005
GAZA, Palestine, June 29,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli settlers are going on their attacks against the residents of al Mawassi area, west of Khan...
Three Civilians Wounded and One Arrested in West Bank
International Press Center 6/29/2005
BETHLEHEM, Palestine, June 29, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces arrested a civilian from Bethlehem province while three others were wounded in a peaceful...
Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 27 - 28 June 2005 (PDF)
Palestine Media Center 6/28/2005
RAMALLAH & EL BIREH -- Wall Construction: Wall construction continues in the areas of Al Midya to Budrus, Al Midya to Ni’lin, Bil’in to Saffa, in...
IOF, Colonizers Wound 9, Including 4 Children
WAFA 6/29/2005
KHANYOUNIS, June 29, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli soldiers and colonizers wounded Wednesday nine citizens, including four children in the Gaza Strip (GS) and the West...
In pictures: Gaza clashes
BBC 6/29/2005
1 of 7: Israeli security forces clashed with Gaza Strip settlers protesting against the withdrawal plan...
Orthodox church meet ends in brawl
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
A meeting on Tuesday between representatives of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and those of the future councils of the community in the Galilee ended...
Israeli soldier killed as Hizbullah and Israel clash on Blue Line
Daily Star 6/30/2005
BEIRUT: An Israeli soldier was killed and three others wounded yesterday as Hizbullah launched an attack in the occupied Shebaa Farms. The attack drew...
Hizb Allah, Israeli army exchange fire
AlJazeera 6/29/2005
One Israeli soldier has been killed and five others have been wounded in shelling by the Lebanese Hizb Allah on Shebaa Farms and Israel...
Army shells Khan Younis
International Middle East Media Center 6/29/2005
Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers shelled several homes west of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A local source in Khan...
P.A security man arrested near Tulkarem
International Middle East Media Center 6/29/2005
Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian security man at Ennab checkpoint, east of Tulkarem. The WAFA news agency reported that Mohammad Abdul-Karim Zobeidi...
Nails, spikes strewn on TA-J''lem highway, snarl traffic
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
At least 20 cars suffered flat tires yesterday morning after nails and spikes were strewed along the Shappirim exit from the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Highway...
Settlers attack, wound a resident in Khan Younis
International Middle East Media Center 6/29/2005
Wednesday afternoon, a group of settlers attacked a resident in al-Mawassi area, west of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip.Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of...
''We are speaking about peoples lives''
YNetNews 6/29/2005
IDF computer disappears, highly classified information could damage security interests -- TEL AVIV - Serious screw up:An IDF computer containing highly sensitive intelligence information has...
Town invaded near Jenin
International Middle East Media Center 6/29/2005
Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the town of Kafer Ra’ey, south west of the West Bank city of Jenin. A local source in...
Mazuz: No privileges for pullout prisoners
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
Anti-disengagement protesters will no longer enjoy privileged conditions when arrested, but will be treated like every other detainee, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz decided Wednesday...
Qassam damages Katif house; IDF kills gunman near settlement
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
Palestinian gunners fired a Qassam rocket at a settlement in the Gush Katif area early Wednesday, seriously damaging a house in the enclave, Army...
Analysis: Oppressive nonviolence
International Middle East Media Center 6/16/2005
Settlers and right wing foes’ nonviolent direct actions are right now the best show in town. Blocking roads, placing “suspicious” packages to halt trains...
Israeli troops evict more settlers
AlJazeera 6/29/2005
Israeli soldiers have clashed with a group of young Jewish settlers during an operation to evict them from a former Palestinian house near an...
Police bar extremists from Gaza Strip after outpost evacuated
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
Around 20 restraining orders will soon be placed on right-wing activists from Gush Katif, some of whom reside in the Maoz Yam hotel, and...
Settlers shot him, soldiers obstructed the ambulance
International Middle East Media Center 6/24/2005
In spite of his pain, after sustaining a gunshot injury in his leg, resident Nasser Wafi, from Khan Younis and his family, felt happy...
Fighter killed south of the Gaza Strip
International Middle East Media Center 6/29/2005
A Palestinian resistance fighter was killed Tuesday night in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers shot the fighter as he approached...
Sharon: Gov''t must take ''every measure'' to end extremists'' acts
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
The government must take "every measure" necessary to end acts of violence and road blocking by right-wing extremists, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on...
Pullout foes bring traffic to standstill across Israel
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
At least five police officers were wounded and 130 right-wing activists were arrested Wednesday when anti-pullout protesters blocked roads across the country to protest...
Video: Police move in on settler protest
BBC 6/29/2005
Jewish settlers opposed to Israel''s pullout of Gaza have staged a sit-in on the country''s main highway. Protesters blocked the main road into Jerusalem...
Soldier dies in Hezbollah attack on Har Dov
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and three others were lightly wounded Wednesday in clashes with Hezbollah in the Har Dov area along...
Security chiefs meeting over immediate Gaza closure
Ha''aretz 6/30/2005
Security officials were meeting Wednesday night over a proposal to bar the entrance of Israelis into the Gaza Strip, to prevent far-right extremists from...
Police move in on settler protest
BBC 6/29/2005
Israeli police have arrested a number of Jewish settlers during clashes in the Gaza Strip. Security forces dragged protesters out of buildings they had...
Roads, junctions closed near Jenin
International Middle East Media Center 6/28/2005
Israeli soldiers installed roadblocks around the West Bank city of Jenin Tuesday morning, closing several junctions and conducting military searches. A local source in...
Main Gaza checkpoints closed
International Middle East Media Center 6/28/2005
Israeli soldiers closed the Gaza Strip''s main north-south road on Tuesday. The soldiers shut down Salah ed-Deen road, which links Gaza City and other...
Olive trees uprooted near Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 6/28/2005
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers uprooted dozens of olive trees in the village of Mnezel, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. Ahmad al-Hreiny...
IOF Splits Gaza Strip into 3 Parts, Arrests 2 youth in Hebron
WAFA 6/28/2005
KHANYOUNIS, June 28, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) blocked early Tuesday Salah El-Din route that links Gaza Strip southern parts with its northern...
Palestinian Medics: Israel Uses New Dangerous Weapon against Citizens
WAFA 6/28/2005
AL-BIREH, June 28, 2005, (WAFA) - Palestinian medics said Monday that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has been using, during the last few days, new...
SIS Monitoring Five Months of Ceasefire: Israel Killed 44 Palestinians, Wounded 451 Others
WAFA 6/28/2005
GAZA, Palestine, June 28, 2005 (IPC) - - A recent report by the State Information Service (SIS) measuring five months after the declaration of ceasefire in...
Israeli Occupation Blockades Jenin, Arrests Three and Occupies two houses in Hebron
International Press Center 6/28/2005
GAZA, Palestine, June28,2005 (IPC+WAFA)--Israeli occupation soldiers installed today morning roadblocks around the West Bank city of Jenin, closing several junctions, and conducted...
Jerusalemite Deportees Warn of Israeli Transfer Policy
WAFA 6/28/2005
AMMAN, June 28, 2005 (WAFA) Jerusalemite deportees warned Tuesday of the Israeli "transfer" policy against the Jerusalemites through its arbitrary practices. Following meetings organized...
Palestinian Child Ran Over by Israeli Car
International Press Center 6/28/2005
TULAKREM, Palestine, June 28, 2005 (IPC) - - An Israeli car ran over a Palestinian child near a military checkpoint in Tulkarem province, wounding him, as...
IOF Wounds 3 Citizens in Hebron
WAFA 6/28/2005
HEBRON, June 28, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded on Tuesday three citizens in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron, sources said...
Apartheid Wall Foundations Dismantled in Bil’in: The Resistance Continues
StopTheWall.org 6/24/2005
Clashes ensued for several hours in Bili''n on Friday June 24th as Occupation Forces attacked Palestinians confronting the Apartheid Wall with an array of...
Silwan Most Threatened with Judaization
WAFA 6/28/2005
JERUSALEM, June 28, 2005 (WAFA)- Stop the Wall Campaign has remarked that Silwan is one of the Jerusalem neighborhoods most threatened with Judaization, with...
Two Palestinian youths severely beaten by mob in moshav
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
Two 15-year-old Palestinians were beaten Tuesday - one of them critically - by close to 200 residents of Moshav Ahiezer, two kilometers northwest of Lod...
IDF foils roadside bombing near south Gaza Strip settlement
Ha''aretz 6/28/2005
Israel Defense Forces soldiers foiled an attempt by Palestinian militants to place a roadside explosive near the south Gaza Strip settlement of Morag late...
Jewish youths, Palestinians clash in Katif
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
Right-wing activists, who took over a Palestinian house on Monday near the beach in Gush Katif, clashed violently yesterday with Palestinians living nearby. Five...
Bieber sentenced to 56 days in jail
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
Corporal Avi Bieber, the IDF soldier who on Sunday refused to remove settlers who were disrupting the demolition of abandoned homes in Gush Katif...
Al Arabiya satellite TV starts reporting from Gush Katif
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
The dozens of journalists who descended yesterday on the Al Ara house in Muassi, which settler youths had turned into a new stronghold called...
The Opposition / Fear of Shin Bet moles
Ha''aretz 6/29/2005
As the disengagement approaches, opponents of the pullout are becoming increasingly worried about agents provocateurs operated by the Shin Bet security service. Rumor, imagination...
Army to get tough on extremists; Gaza closure imminent
Ha''aretz 6/28/2005
The army may soon declare the Gaza Strip a closed military area, due to fears of further escalation by right-wing extremists holed up in...
Halutz threatens hesder yeshivas
YNetNews 6/28/2005
IDF chief of staff warns hesder yeshivas (in which students serve shortened military service terms) against encouraging anti-pullout conscientious objection; says, ''You can''t … tell...
Army chief threatened
YNetNews 6/28/2005
Security around home of IDF Chief of Staff boosted after letter warns him against backing pullout -- TEL AVIV - Security around the home of IDF...
Settlers, Palestinians clash in Gaza
YNetNews 6/28/2005
Tal Yam outpost settlers claim hundreds of Palestinians attacked them; Palestinians say altercation erupted after settlers seized control of two homes -- SHIRAT HAYAM - Settlers...
Sharon vows to stamp out ''wild'' settlers
Daily Star 6/29/2005
Israeli and Palestinian leaders work to contain extremists eager to scuttle coming Gaza pullout -- Israeli and Palestinian leaders warned their people not to meet...
Gaza clashes as demolitions begin
BBC 6/26/2005
Israeli settlers have clashed with soldiers in the Gaza Strip during work to dismantle buildings ahead of the planned withdrawal from the territory. Young...
IOF Wounds 3 Citizens including a British Activist
WAFA 6/27/2005
HEBRON, June 27, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded on Monday three citizens and a British activists in the West Bank (WB) city...
Palestinian Family Luckily Escapes Death in Khanyounis
WAFA 6/27/2005
KHANYOUNIS, June 27, 2005 (WAFA)- A Palestinian family survived death after Israeli soldiers fired a star shell at their house, located in Khanyounis Refugee...
IOF Arrests Citizen in WB, Colonizers Erect Colony in Gaza
WAFA 6/27/2005
TULKAREM, June 27, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Monday a citizen in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, witnesses said. They revealed...
Four Residents, Two Critically, Wounded in Suspect Detonation left by the occupation
International Press Center 6/26/2005
GAZA, Palestine, June26,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---Four residents were injured, two critically, south east of khan Younis city the Gaza Strip, after an explosive device...
Gaza settlers to be questioned over attack on Palestinians
Ha''aretz 6/26/2005
The police are expected to question some 20 residents of the Maoz Hayam hotel in the Gaza Strip who are suspected of having attacked...
Settler leaders to break boycott of Disengagement Admin.
Ha''aretz 6/27/2005
Settler leaders will apparently break their boycott of the Disengagement Administration (Sela) and submit a centralized request this week for individual assessments in order...
Abbas: Looters won''t be allowed to rampage Gaza settlements
Ha''aretz 6/25/2005
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas insisted Saturday he would not allow "looters" to rampage Gaza Strip settlements after the implementation of the disengagement plan...
Police arrest 24 ultra-Orthodox over Sabbath road protests
Ha''aretz 6/26/2005
Hundreds of protesters gathered at Warburg Avenue in the Kiryat Shmuel neighborhood of Haifa on Saturday morning to voice their displeasure over the opening...
Israeli troops quit Palestinian schools
BBC 6/25/2005
Israeli troops have abandoned three Palestinian school buildings in the West Bank that they had been using as observations posts since 2000. The army...
Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 24 - 25 June 2005 (PDF)
Palestine Media Center 6/27/2005
JERUSALEM: Closure: The Israeli army intensified its restrictions at checkpoints located at the entrances to the city of Jerusalem and set up several checkpoints...
Israeli Settlers Attack a Palestinian House and Clinic in al Mawassi
International Press Center 6/27/2005
PALESTINE, June 27, 2005 (IPC+Agencies)--A mob of settlers attacked Monday at dawn a home in al-Mawasi area, in Khan Younis, and occupied...
Gaza settlers build outpost on beachfront rubble
ReliefWeb 6/27/2005
SHIRAT HAYAM, Gaza Strip, June 27 (AFP) - Radical opponents of the planned pullout of the Gaza Strip built a settlement outpost Monday on the...
Palestinian teen jailed for 8 years over attempted suicide mission
Ha''aretz 6/28/2005
Hussam Abdu, the Palestinian youth who was captured while wearing an explosives belt at a military checkpoint more than a year ago, was sentenced...
Mass road protest planned
YNetNews 6/27/2005
Settler leaders call on motorists to stop vehicles at side of the road for 15 minutes Monday to protest pullout. Yesha Council expects more...
Yesha Council: 200,000 took part in protest
Ha''aretz 6/27/2005
The Yesha Council of settlements claims tens of thousands of vehicles took part yesterday in the "Stop and Think" operation, and that more than...
''Terror tunnel'' uncovered in Gaza
YNetNews 6/27/2005
IDF finds 20-meter tunnel in Gaza running into Jewish community following Palestinian intelligence tip -- GAZA - The IDF uncovered a tunnel on Monday that...
Senior Gaza commander: IDF will not tolerate refusal
Ha''aretz 6/28/2005
A U.S.-born soldier who refused to take part in an Israel Defense Forces operation to demolish vacant buildings near a Gaza Strip settlement...
Syrian soldier fires at IDF troops along Golan Heights border
Ha''aretz 6/28/2005
A Syrian soldier manning a position near the border with Israel on the Golan Heights opened fire at patrolling Israel Defense Forces soldiers on...
Syria Denies It Fires on Israeli Positions
New York Times 6/27/2005
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army said its soldiers on the Golan Heights came under fire from Syria on Monday but the Damascus government denied...
Israeli Soldier Refuses Gaza Order
New York Times 6/27/2005
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A New Jersey-born Israeli soldier who became the first to refuse to take part in Israel''s evacuation of the Gaza Strip was...
Dozens of psychologists to help IDF soldiers cope with pullout
Ha''aretz 6/27/2005
The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police will busy themselves over the coming month with the "mental preparation" of the forces who will participate...
Shots from Syria
YNetNews 6/27/2005
Attack on IDF unit breaks silence on normally quiet Golan Heights -- GOLAN HEIGHTS - IDF soldiers in the Golan Heights were fired upon from Syrian...
PA security sweeps Jenin, arrests 9 militants
International Middle East Media Center 6/24/2005
Palestinian Interior Ministry announced Friday night that security forces has arrested 9 militants, suspected to have taken part in the attack on a police...
16 Wounded, 13 others Arrested in WB
WAFA 6/24/2005
TULKAREM, June 24, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) attacked on Friday in Ramallah city a peaceful demonstration protesting the construction of the Apartheid...
Israeli troops storm refugee camp
AlJazeera 6/25/2005
Palestinian fighters have shot and killed an Israeli settler and wounded others near the West Bank town of Hebron, according to Aljazeera. Aljazeera''s correspondent...
Liberating Palestine
YNetNews 6/24/2005
Hamas says diplomacy failure, promises to ''liberate'' Palestine from Mediterranean to Jordan River -- GAZA STRIP - Nizaar Rian, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza, told...
Mofaz to settlers: Do not create difficulties for soldiers during pullout
Ha''aretz 6/23/2005
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on called on settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip not to create difficulties for security forces during the...
Bloodshed in Gaza?
YNetNews 6/24/2005
Some security officials say Maoz Hayam could become ''city of refuge’, others advocate ''fly trap'' policy to concentrate radical activists -- GUSH KATIF - Security officials...
Gun battles in Jenin
YNetNews 6/24/2005
Palestinian police shoot, arrest gunmen after fatal shooting Thursday -- Gunbattles erupted Friday as Palestinian security forces swept through the West Bank town of Jenin...
IDF, police preparing to raid Gaza hotel; activists rush to join settler stronghold
Ha''aretz 6/24/2005
The security establishment has decided to raid the Maoz Yam Hotel in the Gaza Strip settlement of Neveh Dekalim soon, rather than wait until...
Palestinian shooting spree kills Israeli teenager
Daily Star 6/25/2005
An Israeli teen was killed and four other people wounded in a Palestinian shooting spree in the occupied West Bank in the third fatal...
One Israeli killed, 4 hurt in W. Bank shooting attacks
Ha''aretz 6/25/2005
An Israeli youth was killed and three others were wounded in two shooting attacks near the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday afternoon...
British Activist Beaten , 7 Citizens Arrested by IOF in Hebron
WAFA 6/23/2005
HEBRON, June 23, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) assaulted a British activist and arrested 7 citizens in the West Bank(WB) city of...
Citizen Wounded , Another Arrested in Khanyounis
WAFA 6/23/2005
KHANYOUNIS, June 23, 2005, (WAFA)- Medical source said today that a Palestinian citizen was wounded when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened heavy fir at...
Israel continues raiding West Bank areas
ReliefWeb 6/22/2005
RAMALLAH, Jun 22, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Israeli army continued on Wednesday storming Palestinian towns and refugee camps in the West Bank, Palestinian...
Anti-pullout ''engagement march''
International Middle East Media Center 6/23/2005
According to the settlement council, Some 80,000 pullout opponents have agreed to join a campaign to attempt reaching settlements slated for evacuation after the...
Youth injured near Salfit
International Middle East Media Center 6/23/2005
Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers fired at a group of residents who protested who protested against the bulldozing of their farmlands in order to erect...
MOI Warns Israel Might Resume Extrajudicial Executions
International Press Center 6/23/2005
GAZA, June 23, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Ministry of Interior warned today that Israeli might resume its frozen extrajudicial execution policy against Palestinian resistance...
Lawlessness grips Nablus
Middle East Online 6/22/2005
Nablus residents demand Palestinian leader restore security as armed robbery, gangland violence escalate. -- Random killings, armed robbery and gangland violence have brought a new...
Israeli Forces Wound Civilian Critically in Khan Younis
International Press Center 6/23/2005
KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, June 23, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces wounded civilian critically in the refugee camp of Khan Younis, south of Gaza...
Hotel raid called off
YNetNews 6/23/2005
Hundreds pour to Gush Katif hotel where far right activists have gathered, following reports that authorities plan to storm the building; settlers say senior...
Gunman kills Palestinian cop
YNetNews 6/24/2005
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades member fires at group of police officers; top Palestinian security officials convene meting to discuss incident -- A Palestinian police officer was...
Security forces preparing to raid Gush Katif hotel
Ha''aretz 6/24/2005
The security establishment has decided to raid the Maoz Yam Hotel in the Gaza Strip settlement of Neveh Dekalim soon, rather than wait until...
Israel to seal off Gaza with underwater wall
The Guardian 6/18/2005
Palestinians express concern at navy''s plan to keep out bombers by installing a huge barrier stretching from the beach into the sea -- The Israeli...
More land grab near Jenin
International Middle East Media Center 6/22/2005
The Israeli army decided to grab more farmlands lands near the village of Ya’bod, west of Jenin in order to use them for "military...
Video: PM Ahmed Qurei forced to flee when gunmen open fire
BBC 6/22/2005
Palestinian PM Ahmed Qurei was forced to flee when gunmen opened fire at a building where he was delivering a speech. An explosive device...
Homes searched, streets blocked in Tulkarem
International Middle East Media Center 6/22/2005
For the third day, Israeli soldiers resumed the attacks and military searches in al-sha’rawiyya area, and several surrounding villages, north of the West Bank...
Seven homes leveled in the central plains
International Middle East Media Center 6/22/2005
Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers leveled seven homes near al-Jiftlik area, in the central plain, north of the West Bank. A local source in Tubas...
Army attacks a peaceful procession in Marda
International Middle East Media Center 6/21/2005
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Wall in the village of Marda, near the West Bank city of Salfit. A...
Israeli Bulldozers Demolish 8 Houses in WB
WAFA 6/22/2005
TULKAREM, June 22, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished on Wednesday eight houses in al-Jeftlek area, north of the West Bank, witnesses said...
3 internationals, 3 Israelis and 1 Palestinian detained in Bel’in
International Middle East Media Center 6/22/2005
Israeli soldiers detained 6 Israeli and international peace activists, and one Palestinian, in the village of Bel’in, west of the West Bank city of...
Israeli Campaign of Arrests Continues in the West Bank
WAFA 6/22/2005
QALQILIA, June 22, 2005, (WAFA)- At least 7 citizens were arrested and three houses were seized and turned into posts Wednesday by Israeli Occupation...
Seven suspected militants plead innocent of plans to attack Israel
Ha''aretz 6/21/2005
AMMAN, Jordan - Seven men who allegedly trained in Syria and Lebanon pleaded innocent in a Jordan military court Monday to plotting attacks against Israel...
Israeli Forces Seize Several Houses and Arrest Seven Peace Activists in West Bank
International Press Center 6/22/2005
TULKAREM, Palestine, June 22, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces intensified their military operations in different areas of Tulkarem province, seizing a number of...
Israel resumes assassination policy against militants
Daily Star 6/23/2005
Israel said it had resumed an assassination policy against some Palestinian militants and could mount air strikes with the risk of civilian casualties to...
IOF Arrests International Peace Activists in Ramallah
WAFA 6/22/2005
RAMALLAH, June 22, 2005, (WAFA)- Seven foreign and Israeli peace activists were arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) while others suffer suffocation after inhaling...
IOF Arrests a Citizen in Jenin
WAFA 6/22/2005
JENIN, June 22, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Wednesday a Palestinian citizen in the West Bank (WB) city of Jenin, sources...
Israel resumes targeted killings
BBC 6/22/2005
Israel has confirmed it tried to assassinate a militant from the Islamic Jihad group in a targeted air strike. The attack happened soon after...
‘Civilians may be hurt’
YNetNews 6/22/2005
In unusually harsh message, official warns Israel would not hesitate to respond to terror attacks during upcoming pullout, even at the price of hurting...
‘Don’t let Jihad harm you’
YNetNews 6/22/2005
IDF resorts to psychological warfare, distributes leaflets at roadblocks reminding Palestinians of price they pay as a result of Islamic Jihad terror attacks. Army’s...
Pullout opponents place dummy bombs in several courts
Ha''aretz 6/22/2005
Activists opposing the disengagement plan on Wednesday placed dummy explosive devices in bags in several courts in the center of the country. The bags...
Police: Pullout foes to increase disruptions, ruin infrastructure
Ha''aretz 6/23/2005
Police believe opponents of the disengagement will increase their disruptions of the peace in attempts to keep officers occupied, and thus thwart their ability...
IAF aims at Qassam launcher
YNetNews 6/22/2005
Second air strike in Gaza in last few days; witnesses say no was hurt but launcher was destroyed -- GAZA - Palestinian sources reported Wednesday that...
PM Qurei flees West Bank gunfire
BBC 6/22/2005
Disgruntled Palestinian gunmen have shot at a building in a West Bank refugee camp where Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei was speaking. Mr Qurei...
25 residents arrested in Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 6/21/2005
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested 25 residents in the West Bank city of Hebron and several surrounding villages and al-Fawwar refugee camp. A local...
Israeli Troops Arrest Scores of Residents In W. Bank
International Press Center 6/19/2005
PALESTINE, June 19, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation forces cut off the city of Tobass from the rest of the West Bank cities...
Israeli Troops Arrest Scores of Residents In W. Bank
International Press Center 6/19/2005
PALESTINE, June 19, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation forces cut off the city of Tobass from the rest of the West Bank cities...
Four Palestinians hurt in attacks by settlers in southern Gaza
Ha''aretz 6/19/2005
Four Palestinians were hurt in separate incidents when settlers attacked them near the Gaza Strip settlement of Neveh Dekalim on Saturday. Three of the...
Four Palestinians hurt in attacks by settlers in southern Gaza
Ha''aretz 6/19/2005
Four Palestinians were hurt in separate incidents when settlers attacked them near the Gaza Strip settlement of Neveh Dekalim on Saturday. Three of the...
Residents of Neveh Dekalim hotel attack Palestinians
Ha''aretz 6/19/2005
Right-wing extremists living in the hotel at Neveh Dekalim in Gush Katif yesterday attacked Palestinians from the adjacent Moassi area. Three Palestinians were injured...
Residents of Neveh Dekalim hotel attack Palestinians
Ha''aretz 6/19/2005
Right-wing extremists living in the hotel at Neveh Dekalim in Gush Katif yesterday attacked Palestinians from the adjacent Moassi area. Three Palestinians were injured...
Settlers in Hermesh, home of attack victim, make no ideological claims
Ha''aretz 6/22/2005
Eighty-five houses have been built in the northern West Bank settlement of Hermesh since the end of the 1980s. Families and singles live in...
Palestinians report IAF strike in Gaza Strip
Ha''aretz 6/22/2005
A few hours before Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Premier Mahmoud Abbas met in Jerusalem yesterday, Palestinian sources reported that the Israel Air...
Eirinaios'' Allegations Crushed
ERT S.A. (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) 6/21/2005
As per a letter written by a law firm and sent to the Palestinian lessee Abu Walid Mohammed Dajani, the Imperial Hotel (which belonged...
Settlement construction to be expanded
YNetNews 6/19/2005
Despite Labor Party''s control over Housing Ministry, construction in territories does not drop significantly -- TEL AVIV - Israel plans to build hundreds of more settler...
Settlement construction to be expanded
YNetNews 6/19/2005
Despite Labor Party''s control over Housing Ministry, construction in territories does not drop significantly -- TEL AVIV - Israel plans to build hundreds of more settler...
IDF nabs female would-be suicide bomber at Erez crossing
Ha''aretz 6/20/2005
Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Monday caught a female would-be suicide bomber at the entrance to the Erez border crossing in the northern the...
IDF nabs female would-be suicide bomber at Erez crossing
Ha''aretz 6/20/2005
Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Monday caught a female would-be suicide bomber at the entrance to the Erez border crossing in the northern the...
Israel arrests 52 Palestinian militants, clouding summit
The News Review 6/21/2005
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met on Tuesday for the first time since declaring a February truce...
Jihad gunmen kill Israeli in West Bank ambush
Ha''aretz 6/20/2005
Palestinian gunmen near the northern West Bank city of Tul Karm opened fire on a car carrying two Israelis in an ambush early Monday...
Jihad gunmen kill Israeli in West Bank ambush
Ha''aretz 6/20/2005
Palestinian gunmen near the northern West Bank city of Tul Karm opened fire on a car carrying two Israelis in an ambush early Monday...
IDF says lull hangs in the balance, after soldier dies in Rafah
Ha''aretz 6/20/2005
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and two others were wounded yesterday in an assault by Palestinians on an Engineers Corps force on...
IDF says lull hangs in the balance, after soldier dies in Rafah
Ha''aretz 6/20/2005
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and two others were wounded yesterday in an assault by Palestinians on an Engineers Corps force on...
Jewish settler, Palestinian killed on eve of summit
Yahoo! News 6/20/2005
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants killed a Jewish settler in the West Bank and Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian in Gaza on Monday in...
Jewish settler, Palestinian killed on eve of summit
Yahoo! News 6/20/2005
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants killed a Jewish settler in the West Bank and Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian in Gaza on Monday in...
Far right anti-pullout plot foiled
YNetNews 6/21/2005
Nine youngsters who planned to sabotage phone, bank infrastructure in southern town of Be’er Sheva detained; meanwhile, activists resort to original protest in Tel...
Guard lightly wounded when militants grab his weapon and shoot him
Ha''aretz 6/22/2005
A guard at the Barkan industrial zone in the West Bank was shot and lightly wounded Tuesday night, when a militant grabbed his weapon...
Two die in fresh Mid-East clashes
BBC 6/20/2005
Israel says Palestinian gunmen have shot dead an Israeli and wounded another in the West Bank. Hours later, Palestinian sources said Israeli troops killed...
Two die in fresh Mid-East clashes
BBC 6/20/2005
Israel says Palestinian gunmen have shot dead an Israeli and wounded another in the West Bank. Hours later, Palestinian sources said Israeli troops killed...
Israeli plane spotted in Lebanese skies on election day
Daily Star 6/21/2005
BEIRUT: On election day, Sunday, the Lebanese army witnessed an unexpected visitor in the air, an Israeli warplane, that flew the length of the...
Israeli plane spotted in Lebanese skies on election day
Daily Star 6/21/2005
BEIRUT: On election day, Sunday, the Lebanese army witnessed an unexpected visitor in the air, an Israeli warplane, that flew the length of the...
Palestinian ''targeted hospital''
BBC 6/21/2005
Israel says a 21-year-old Palestinian woman arrested carrying explosives at a Gaza checkpoint planned to blow herself up in an Israeli hospital. Wafa...
IDF to resume targeted killings of senior Islamic Jihad militants
Ha''aretz 6/21/2005
Senior Israel Defense Forces sources told Haaretz on Tuesday that in the wake of recent terrorist attacks orchestrated by the Islamic Jihad militant group...
Israel carries out West Bank arrests
AlJazeera 6/21/2005
Israel has arrested more than 50 Palestinians in an apparent turnaround on its pledge to show restraint during the ceasefire. The arrests of the...
Israel carries out West Bank arrests
AlJazeera 6/21/2005
Israel has arrested more than 50 Palestinians in an apparent turnaround on its pledge to show restraint during the ceasefire. The arrests of the...
‘1,000 Americans coming’
YNetNews 6/21/2005
Messianic Lubavitchers vow to thwart pullout as Hasidic movement grapples with internal debate over anti-disengagement battle. Leading rabbi says thousand Hasidim to come from...
‘Jerusalem fence has political aim’
YNetNews 6/21/2005
Security fence being built north of capital has political in addition to security dimensions, State Prosecutor tells court -- JERUSALEM – The section of the West...
Anti-pullout protests postponed due to train wreck
Ha''aretz 6/22/2005
Anti-disengagement groups announced Tuesday they were postponing for a week plans to block traffic at major junctions throughout the country in the wake of...
Mofaz faces difficult questions
YNetNews 6/21/2005
During a visit with IDF troops, Mofaz discusses complexity of guarding settlers, while ensuring ''normal'' day-to-day life for Palestinian population -- What happens when the...
IDF returns to targeted killing
YNetNews 6/21/2005
Israel Air Force tries to kill Islamic Jihad terrorist in north Gaza; Palestinians say terrorist escapes unscathed; operation marks first Israeli targeted killing attempt...
Rafah border crossing closed
International Middle East Media Center 6/17/2005
Friday morning, Israeli soldiers closed the Rafah border crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, until further notice. The WAFA news agency...
Islamic Jihad leader arrested near Nablus
International Middle East Media Center 6/17/2005
Friday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested Sheikh Mohammad Aseeda, abu Obeida, one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement in Nablus. Abu Aseeda was...
Army shells homes in Khan Younis
International Middle East Media Center 6/17/2005
Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition at dozens of homes in Khan Younis refugee camp, west of Khan Younis, in...
Army invades Aida refugee camp
International Middle East Media Center 6/16/2005
Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and fired rounds of live ammunition and gas bombs. A local source in...
Army to bulldoze hundreds of Dunams near Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 6/17/2005
Friday morning,Israeli military bulldozers started uprooting hundreds of trees which belong to residents of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron...
Elderly woman dies at a military roadblock near Bethlehem Print E-mail
International Middle East Media Center 6/17/2005
A Palestinian medical source in Bethlehem reported that a 70-year-old died on Gilo checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The source...
Al-Qaida''s No. 2 calls on Palestinian militants to end cease-fire with Israel
Ha''aretz 6/18/2005
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida''s No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, released a new video, aired on Al-Jazeera television Friday, in which he called on Palestinian militant groups...
Protester: cops broke my hand
YNetNews 6/17/2005
16-year-old activist arrested for blocking traffic, says she was beaten by police, prevented from seeing doctor -- A 16-year-old girl arrested for blocking...
Qassam rocket strikes Sderot, again
YNetNews 6/17/2005
No injuries, damage reported; Sderot mayor says attacks on city continue unabated -- SDEROT - A Qassam rocket landed Friday in an open field near a...
''I saved Khaled Mashaal''
YNetNews 6/17/2005
Ex-Mossad officer took part in failed 1996 assassination attempt on Hamas leader, gave antidote that saved his life -- A former senior mossad official has...
Israel to build Gaza sea barrier
BBC 6/17/2005
Israel is planning to build a sea barrier as an extension of its border with Gaza to prevent attackers from entering the country from...
Settlers dig in for Gaza showdown
BBC 6/17/2005
BBC correspondent Richard Miron has spent a week living in Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip that are due to be evacuated by the...
Army installed two military roadblocks in Tubas
International Middle East Media Center 6/16/2005
Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers installed two military checkpoints in al-Aqaba area, at the northern area of Tubas, in the West Bank. A local source...
Report: “Settlements kill the Palestinian State”
International Middle East Media Center 6/11/2005
The National Office for Land Defense reported that settlements spread all over the Palestinian territories are decimating any horizon of a future Palestinian State...
IOF Abuses Citizens in Hebron
WAFA 6/16/2005
HEBRON, June 16, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) escalated early Thursday its oppressive measures of siege and closure against the Old City of...
3 Citizens Arrested, Sonic Booms over Gaza
WAFA 6/16/2005
GAZA, June 16, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli war planes broke the sound barrier today over the Gaza Strip, causing sonic booms, witnesses said. Local citizens...
Israeli Settlers Release Wild Pigs, Attack Palestinian Villagers in WB
WAFA 6/16/2005
NABLUS, June 16, 2005 (WAFA)- Flocks of wild boars, released by Israel settlers, attacked Thursday Hawwara town of Nablus, witnesses said. Local villagers said...
Tafakji: "Ethic Cleansing against the Palestinians in Jerusalem is a Systematic Policy"
International Press Center 6/16/2005
PALESTINE, June16,2005 (IPC+Agencies)---The director of Arab studies institute Khalil Tafakji disclosed Wednesday an Israel plot aiming to drain the occupied east Jerusalem...
Six settler women arrested in Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 6/16/2005
Wednesday at night, the Israeli police arrested six settler women after writing graffiti against the Palestinians on walls adjacent to Keryat Arba’ settlement, east...
Dozens detained, homes searched in Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 6/16/2005
The Palestinian district coordination office, DCO, in Hebron, reported that Israeli soldiers broke into homes in the city, and Yatta village, and conducted military...
Villagers of Marda Continue To Resist Settler Bypass Road
StopTheWall.org 6/16/2005
Thirty villagers were injured today during clashes with Occupation Forces in Marda, in the east of Salfit district. Villagers were demonstrating against the theft...
IDF troops arrest 4 Islamic Jihad militants near Ramallah
Ha''aretz 6/16/2005
Israel Defense Forces soldiers arrested three Islamic Jihad militants in a village near Ramallah early on Thursday. Another militant from the group was nabbed...
More Qassams at Sderot
YNetNews 6/16/2005
Palestinians continue "slow drip" of rockets at southern town; one rocket falls near town fire station -- Two Qassam rockets hit the southern town of...
IDF: Troops might enter Khan Yunis during pullout
Ha''aretz 6/16/2005
Troops from the Israel Defense Forces Gaza Division will enter Khan Yunis if necessary to ensure the evacuation of Gush Katif does not take...
Heavy sentence for Hizbullah spies
YNetNews 6/16/2005
Court lifts ban on publication: ex-IDF officers, policeman spied for Lebanese terror group in exchange for hashish -- NAZARETH – Three Beduin residents from Beit Zarzhir...
Israel arrests Islamic Jihad members
AlJazeera 6/16/2005
Israeli forces have arrested six members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in operations in the occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian sources say...
Citizen Wounded in West Bank
WAFA 6/15/2005
HEBRON, June 15,2005,(WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded yesterday night a citizen in the West Bank(WB) city oh Hebron, medical sources and...
Peace protestor Sam tells of violence in Palestine
The Courier/Leamington Spa Today 6/14/2005
Peace protestor Sam Grafton this week told of how violence broke out at a march in Palestinian. The 24-year-old, of Willes Road, Leamington...
IOF Breaks into Yatta and Blows up Caves
WAFA 6/15/2005
HEBRON, June 15, 2005, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed early Wednesday Yatta town of Hebron and dynamited a number of caves, witnesses said...
SIS: 18th Week of Ceasefire Rife with Israeli Violations
International Press Center 6/15/2005
GAZA, Palestine, June 15, 2005 (IPC) - - A weekly report issued by the State Information Service (SIS) asserted that Israeli occupation forces continued their violation...
Israeli Soldiers Blow up Several Caves in Hebron
International Press Center 6/15/2005
PALESTINE, June15,2005 (IPC+WAFA)---The Israeli occupation forces stormed today dawn in Yatta town, south of Hebron city of the West Bank and exploded...
''IDF not protecting us''
YNetNews 6/16/2005
Western Negev residents complain IDF not doing enough to prepare towns for possible terror attacks following disengagement -- The IDF is not doing enough to...
''Bedouin may be aiding terrorists''
YNetNews 6/15/2005
Security forces band together to root out potential terror activity among Bedouin town | |