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IDF finds reasons to stay in Beit Hanun Ha''aretz 7/30/2004 The IDF Southern Command was on the verge of proposing, yesterday morning, that military activity in the Beit Hanun area be wrapped up when... Video: "One of the most tense areas on the Gaza Strip" BBC 7/29/2004 The BBC''s Alan Johnston -- "One of the most tense areas on the Gaza Strip... Air strike kills Gaza militants BBC 7/29/2004 Two Palestinian militants have been killed in an Israeli missile strike on a car in the southern Gaza Strip. One of the dead was... Four shock victims in Sderot Kassam hits Maariv 7/30/2004 Three Kassam rockets landed on roads in Sderot. The victims were treated by ambulance teams. -- Three Kassam rockets were launched at the southern town... Palestinians: IAF hits Gaza City target; boy killed by IDF Ha''aretz 7/31/2004 Palestinian officials said it was a small factory that produced car batteries. -- An Israel Air Force helicopter fired a missile at a metal workshop... Israel attacks Gaza City workshop BBC 7/30/2004 An Israeli helicopter missile strike has destroyed a Palestinian-owned metal workshop in Gaza City. Palestinian medics said two bystanders were injured when at least... Three ''foreigners'' siezed in Nablus Al-Jazeera 7/30/2004 Three foreigners have been seized by a group of armed men in Nablus, Aljazeera''s correspondent in Palestine reports. It was still unknown why the... News Briefs: July 29-30, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 7/30/2004 Seven residents wounded in Khan Younis, including two children / Army wounds three women in Dir Al-Balah / Army besieges a village south of Jenin / Army... Army invades South Khan Younis, Levels Four Homes International Middle East Media Center 7/28/2004 Several armored vehicles and military bulldozers invaded the area of Qezan Al-Najjar, south of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip and... Hanini: "The soldiers lied, they assaulted me" International Middle East Media Center 7/29/2004 Israeli news site in Arabic, ArabYnet published an interview with Mahmoud Hanini, who has been assaulted by the Israeli soldiers on Beit Furik checkpoint... German doctors amputate leg of Palestinian legislator Ha''aretz 7/29/2004 German surgeons have amputated the leg of Palestinian legislator Nabil Amr, who was shot by masked gunmen on the night of July 20th in... 22 life sentences for Hamas man who recruited T.A. bomber Ha''aretz 7/29/2004 A military court in Salem on Thursday sentenced Hamas militant Ra''ad Huteri to 22 life sentences for recruiting the terrorist who carried out the... Troops Wound Six in Beit Foureek, Demolish Four Houses In Khan Younis International Press Center 7/28/2004 BEIT FOUREEK, Palestine, July 28, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Israeli occupation forces made incursions into several towns in the West Bank, arresting a number of... Besieged Beit Hanoun Regrets Apathy Islam Online 7/28/2004 GAZA CITY, July 28 (IslamOnline.net) – Besieged by Israeli occupation forces for over a month now, the 30,000 inhabitants of Beit Hanoun have much to... Israel Grabs More West Bank Land: Report Islam Online 7/27/2004 CAIRO , July 27 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – While Israeli Prime Minister is propagating his dramatic plan to evacuate Gaza settlements next year, his government is... Beit Hanoon Crisis Worsens as Troops Run Amok International Press Center 7/29/2004 BEIT HANOON, July 29, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)--Israeli troops, running rampage through Beit Hanoon overnight, exacerbated an already critical situation in the town, opening... Al Aqsa Threats: Condemnation and Skepticism International Press Center 7/29/2004 GAZA, July 29, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Local and Arab groups have continued to seek a satisfactory response from authorities following threats to attack the... 3 Killed, Homes Demolished in OPT International Press Center 7/29/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, July 29, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Israeli occupation forces killed three citizens in different parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank... Islamic Jihad Operative Killed in Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 7/29/2004 Tulkarem resident, Zaher Issa Al-Ashqar, aged 27 from Seida village near Jenin was killed in an exchange of fire during an incursion by Israeli... Army Wounds 17 Residents and International Peace Activistsnear Jenin International Middle East Media Center 7/29/2004 Soldiers wounded seventeen Palestinian and foreign peace activists Wednesday evening in the village of Ya''bod, south of Jenin and in the north of the... Analysis / A new Security Zone Ha''aretz 7/28/2004 The Israel Defense Forces'' Southern Command does not refer to the army''s extended presence in Beit Hanoun as an "operation," but rather as a... An Outcry to Salvage a Minor Prisoner and Other Wounded International Press Center 7/27/2004 GAZA, July 27,2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- The citizen Samya Subuh, the mother of the minor female prisoner, Aseel Mossa Al Hindi, 14 aged, denied vehemently... Two Citizens Killed and Four Wounded During Israeli Invasion in Eastern Gaza International Press Center 7/27/2004 GAZA, Palestine, July 27, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) shot and killed two citizens and wounded four others east of Gaza... ILA to sell 1,815 lots in West Bank by end of year Ha''aretz 7/27/2004 The Israel Lands Administration plans to market 1,815 construction lots in the West Bank by the end of the year. The sale includes 200... Palestinian sting rips off Hezbollah Ha''aretz 7/28/2004 Activists from Fatah''s armed wing have found a novel way of earning an easy living - they make false claims to Hezbollah paymasters in Lebanon... Israeli Threats to Harm Al-Aqsa Mosque Arouse Concern International Press Center 7/27/2004 GAZA, July 27, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Various parties at the domestic and international levels have shown great deal of concern over the latest Israeli... IOF and Settlers Continues Rampage and Vandalism International Press Center 7/27/2004 GAZA, July 27, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) razed today the wall of the secondary school and arable land belong to... News Briefs: July 27, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 7/27/2004 One female soldier stabbed wounded in the Negev / Soldiers impose curfew over a village near Nablus / Army bulldozes agricultural fields in Beit Hanoun / Army... Army invades south Khan Younis, levels four homes International Middle East Media Center 7/27/2004 Soldiers supported by several armored vehicles and military bulldozers, invaded Tuesday night the area of Qezan Al-Najjar, south of Khan Younis, south of the... If Gaza exit equals Holocaust, is Jewish terror next? Ha''aretz 7/27/2004 It has been argued, and persuasively, that the movement to settle and hold land captured in 1967, in particular the West Bank and Gaza... Fatah Vows Revenge After Army Killed 6 of Its Operatives in Tulkarm International Middle East Media Center 7/26/2004 A statement signed by Fatah movement vowed to revenge the Sunday night killing of six people in the West Bank city of Tulkarm. Saying... Palestinian Awkaf calls for urgent OIC summit to discuss Zionist threats to the Aqsa Mosque Palestinian Information Center 7/26/2004 Gaza - The Jewish extremists’ attempts to trespass on and defile the holy Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem would invite disastrous consequences, cautioned Sheikh Yousef... Palestinian Health Ministry Condemns Shooting of One of its Employees International Press Center 7/25/2004 GAZA, Palestine, July 25, 2004 (IPC)-- The Palestinian Health Ministry denounced the Israeli hideous crime perpetrated today morning against a ministry employee, Abdel Salam... Israeli Security Minister Warns of Jewish Terrorist Attack on Al-Aqsa Palestine Chronicle 7/25/2004 The Shin Bet security service and the police are preparing for a number of possible terror attack scenarios at the sacred Old City site... Zionist settlers uproot 30 olive trees in Al-Khalil district Palestinian Information Center 7/26/2004 Al-Khalil - Zionist terrorist settlers of the Athna’il settlement to the east of Yatta town in Al-Khalil district have uprooted 30 fruitful olive trees in... PNIC Report Masses Israeli Violations against the Palestinian People within 43 Months of Al Aqsa Intifada International Press Center 7/25/2004 GAZA, July 25, 2004 (IPC)-- The death toll of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) who have been killed by the... IDF soldier assaults Palestinian at West Bank roadblock Ha''aretz 7/26/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier allegedly abused and shot at a Palestinian student at a roadblock north of Nablus on Sunday, inflicting moderate injuries... IOF Missiles Destroy a House in Gaza, Wounds Several Including Five Children and an Elderly International Press Center 7/26/2004 GAZA, July 26, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- The Israeli F-16 warplane raided Sunday evening a house in Gaza City and reduced it into a... Palestinian girl, 13, said killed by IDF fire in Gaza Ha''aretz 7/26/2004 A 13-year-old Palestinian girl was reportedly killed on Monday as she played soccer near her home in southern Gaza, Palestinians claimed. The Israel... Bloody Day in the oPt: Seven Citizens Killed, Six of Them Executed International Press Center 7/26/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, July 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- During a bloody day in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), seven citizens, including an elderly woman, were... Israeli Forces Kill A Child, Wound a Citizen in Gaza Strip International Press Center 7/26/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, July 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- The Israeli forces peaked its bloody day in the occupied Palestinian territories, when they killed a... ''Peeping Tom'' sparks Muslim-Christian riot near Bethlehem Come And See 7/20/2004 A "Peeping Tom" who photographed a woman in the changing room of a Bethlehem area clothes shop sparked a night of rioting between Palestinian... Gaza rocket strike hurts children BBC 7/25/2004 Six children have been hurt by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants at a Jewish settlement in Gaza. The missile hit a building in... Gunmen shoot Arafat foe Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 Nabil Amr, a former Palestinian information minister who is a well-known critic of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was shot and wounded by unknown... Palestinians claim IDF jets attack Lebanese targets Maariv 7/20/2004 Sources state that Israeli planes hit PFLP targets; IDF confirms flights above Beirut, but says no attack took place. Reports follow death of two... Two Israeli Soldiers, Hizbullah Fighter Killed In Clashes Islam Online 7/20/2004 EITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon, July 20 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - A day after accusing Israel of killing one of its senior members, Hizbullah said it killed... Israeli army warns of strike against Syria Al-Jazeera 7/20/2004 As the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border escalates, the Israeli military has issued a blunt warning that it may launch a direct attack against... More Palestinians made homeless Al-Jazeera 7/20/2004 The Israeli army has embarked on a flurry of house demolitions at a northern West Bank village in an activity apparently related to the... Israeli Warplanes Renew Rocketing a House in Gaza International Press Center 7/20/2004 GAZA, Palestine, July 20, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Israeli warplanes rocketed early on Sunday dawn... Citizen Dies of IOF Disruptions as Scores Arrested in West Bank International Press Center 7/20/2004 JENIN, July 20, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) caused the death of a citizen today as scores were arrested during a... Israeli jets buzz Beirut after deadly border clash Daily Star 7/21/2004 Government complains to UN, hizbullah warns of ''costly'' response -- Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier Tuesday evening, drawing Lebanese and Syrian army anti-aircraft artillery... IOF Demolishes 18 Stores, Arrests 12, Wounds 20 in Jenin, Mob of Settlers Molest Hebron’s Residents International Press Center 7/20/2004 JENIN, July 20,2004 (IPC+Agencies)---The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) tore down today 18 stores , rounded up 12 youngsters , wounded 20 citizens differently during... Gaza: Buried alive Rafah Today 7/16/2004 The ambulance drivers found it very difficult to get that body from under the rubble of the demolished building. 70 year old Mahmoud Khalfallah... Rafah: Demonstration against Musa Arafat appointment Rafah Today 7/19/2004 It is nearly 8:20 in the evening and getting darker. A demonstration is just strating after militant groups sparked a serious internal PA... Two soldiers killed by Hezbollah; no large-scale retaliation expected Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 Two soldiers repairing an antenna on the roof of a fort on the Lebanese border were killed Tuesday by a Hezbollah sharpshooter. The attack... News Briefs: July 19, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 7/19/2004 Tel Aviv District Court Judge assassinated, motive unclear / Soldiers kills youth in Nablus / Army shells a refugee camp west of Gaza , wounds three / Israeli... Population Growth rises in settlements Slated for Evacuation International Middle East Media Center 7/19/2004 Documents of the Israeli Ministry of Interior show that a rapid population growth in the past six months since the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel... Israeli Troops Kill and Wound Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza International Press Center 7/18/2004 PALESTINE, July 18, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed and wounded yesterday Palestinian inhabitants in both West Bank and Gaza Strip... Wall Rerouting Almost Finished, Construction to Resume Soon Miftah/IMEMC 7/19/2004 Israeli defense ministry teams will finalize plans to reroute the separation wall in few days. The new plan include, moving the wall westwards in... Settlers Militia Terrorize Hebron International Press Center 7/19/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, July 19, 2004 (IPC)-- The armed Israeli settler militia in the illegitimate Israeli settlement of "Kiryat Arba''a" in the city of Hebron... Three Citizens, Including a Child, Killed by IOF as Aggression on oPt Escalates International Press Center 7/19/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, July 19, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continued its ongoing military aggression on the Gaza Strip and West Bank... Three Citizens Killed in West Bank as IOF Bombs a House in Gaza International Press Center 7/19/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, July 19, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed two citizens in the Tulkarem province and a child in Nablus... Jordanians kill three on Israeli border Al-Jazeera 7/19/2004 Jordanian border troops have shot dead three people and captured a fourth in a gunbattle as the suspects tried to cross the border into... Dozens wounded in inter-Palestinian fighting Al-Jazeera 7/19/2004 At least 18 Palestinians have been shot and wounded, three of them seriously, during inter-Palestinian clashes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Aljazeera... Rafah Today: Slowly killing us Rafah Today 7/15/2004 A 16 year old girl has been killed by Israeli bullets in Rafah during the daily shelling in Rafah. Right before dawn we heard... Suicide no.1 cause of death in IDF Maariv 7/15/2004 43 soldiers committed suicide in 2003, a 30% increase. In comparison, 30 soldiers were killed during military operations. -- The greatest fear of a family... News Briefs: July 16, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 7/16/2004 Two French women released, three men remain in captivity / Al-Hindi and Abu Shbak Resign / Soldiers shell east of Beit Hanoun / Armed group abducts five... IDF kills senior Hamas operative Maariv 7/16/2004 Palestinians say Malek Nasser al-Din, whose house was encircled for hours, was killed in clash with army troops. -- A senior Hamas operative, Malek Nasser... Israeli Troops Blow up a House in Jenin, Wounds a Girl in Rafah International Press Center 7/15/2004 PALESTINE, July15,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) blew up earlier on Thursday a Palestinian-owned house in the West Bank City of Jenin and... IOF Wounds Seven, Arrests 13 and Tears Down a House in oPt International Press Center 7/15/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, July 15, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) attacked and wounded seven citizens, arrested 13 others and tore down a... “Peeping Tom” and Christian Moslem Relations in Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 7/16/2004 A Reuter report published by Haaretz on Thursday presented a family based conflict in the city of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem as a Christian-Moslem... Bait Hanun''s living nightmare Al-Jazeera 7/15/2004 Rawhiya Basyouni and her nine children dare not move from the centre of their home. They are among the 30000 residents of Bait Hanun... Report: Captors release French nationals kidnapped in Gaza Ha''aretz 7/17/2004 Palestinian gunmen released two kidnapped French women late Friday, but continued to hold three Frenchmen hostage to press demands for reform in the Palestinian... Palestinians Say French Citizens Released The Guardian 7/16/2004 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian gunmen released five French citizens late Friday in the Gaza Strip, after kidnapping them while they drank coffee... IDF soldier killed, 33 wounded in TA terror attack Ha''aretz 7/12/2004 Sergeant Ma''ayan Na''im, 19, of Bat Yam was killed and 33 other people were injured when a bomb exploded yesterday morning at a bus... Israel Buries Handicapped Palestinian Alive Islam Online 7/12/2004 GAZA, July 12 (IslamOnline.net) - The Israeli occupation forces raided early Monday, July 12, a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, demolishing dozens of... IOF Severely Wounds Citizens, Sentences Crippled Prisoner to Eight Years International Press Center 7/12/2004 The mayor of the village of Biddu said that Israeli soldiers from the so-called "Border Guard" launched an unprecedented campaign against the citizens of... Israeli Troops Blow up Houses and Arrest Civilians in the West Bank International Press Center 7/12/2004 WEST BANK, Palestine, July12, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--Israeli occupying forces (IOF) demolished early on Monday morning two Palestinian-owned houses in the West Banktown of... Israeli Troops Invade Hebron, Attack Other Towns International Press Center 7/13/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, July 13, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) invaded yesterday night the West Bank City of Hebron, storming its various neighborhoods... 13 Killed, 82 Wounded During the Unleashing IOF Attack on Beit Hanoon International Press Center 7/13/2004 GAZA, July 13, 2004 (IPC) --- Dr. Mahmoud Al Assali,director of "martyr Kamal Edwan hospital of Beit Lahai city, north of Gaza Strip stated... Israel assassinates Palestinian leader Al-Jazeera 7/13/2004 An alleged local leader of the Islamic Jihad resistance movement has been assassinated by Israeli troops in the northern West Bank town of Jenin... IDF kills eight in Beit Hanun clashes Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 A Palestinian woman and seven gunmen were killed and more than 20 others were wounded by the Israel Defense Forces during fierce fighting in... Two Palestinians killed by IDF fire in West Bank Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 Two Palestinians were killed by Israel Defense Forces troops in the West Bank before dawn Friday, Israel Radio reported. IDF troops shot and killed... News Briefs: July 9, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 7/9/2004 Procession in Bethlehem against the Wall / Army arrests a resident in Beit Hanoun / Israeli Judge: “The Policeman used the violence he is entitled to... Israel kills activist, destroys home Al-Jazeera 7/9/2004 A suspected Palestinian resistance fighter has been shot dead in the southern West Bank city of Hebron by Israeli soldiers. The activist from Palestinian... Gaza: Shelling and missile strikes Rafah Today 7/6/2004 Gaza Strip is being shelled by apaches warplanes, and as usual the targeted areas are metal shops and civilians buildings, where more people are... Israel Kills 8 Palestinians In Gaza Incursions Islam Online 7/8/2004 GAZA CITY , July 8 (IslamOnline.net) – Israeli occupation troops backed by helicopters and armored bulldozers killed at least 8 Palestinians, including the local commander of... Video: More suffering ahead for Beit Hanoun BBC 7/8/2004 Video: The BBC''s Richard Slee -- "For the people of Beit Hanoun there may be more suffering ahead... Nine Palestinians killed in Gaza raid Al-Jazeera 7/8/2004 Fierce clashes in the northern Gaza town of Bait Hanun following fresh Israeli incursions have left nine Palestinians dead, including a woman. The dead... Day of fierce fighting for Gaza BBC 7/8/2004 Fierce fighting in the Gaza Strip has left at least eight Palestinians dead and five Israeli soldiers wounded. Most casualties occurred when clashes broke... Israeli forces kills seven Palestinians and destroys 40 homes in Gaza Electronic Intifada/PCHR 7/8/2004 On Thursday morning, 8 July 2004, Israeli occupying forces, continuing a wide scale offensive on the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun which... Three hurt in failed IDF assassination attempt in Gaza Ha''aretz 7/7/2004 Three Palestinians, including a child, were lightly wounded when Israel Air Force helicopters fired missiles Wednesday at a car carrying Hamas operatives in the... Gaza car blast wounds three including child Al-Jazeera 7/7/2004 A car blast has injured three people including a four-year-old boy in a neighbourhood of Gaza City. The cause of Wednesday''s blast in the... IOF Kills Two Palestinians in Nablus, Continue Bulldozing Lands North Jerusalem International Press Center 7/7/2004 NABLUS, July 7,2004 (IPC+WAFA)----For the second day on row the Israeli occupying forces stepped up its rampage on Nablus city of the... Analysis / The navy''s convinced it belongs in the territories Ha''aretz 7/7/2004 Capt. Moran Vardi, the naval commando officer killed yesterday in a battle with gunmen from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was... Army Sergeant Filmed Abusing Palestinians at Check Post International Middle East Media Center 7/5/2004 In a rare move, Israeli Military Police last week arrested a sergeant in the paratroopers Brigade on suspicion that he abused Palestinians when he... IOF Kills a Citizen in Jenin, Demolishes Houses in Hebron International Press Center 7/5/2004 JENIN, Palestine, July 5, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed one citizen and wounded several others during an invasion of the... IDF kills three in Gaza Strip Ha''aretz 7/7/2004 Three Palestinians were killed in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip yesterday. Two armed Palestinians were killed and two Israel Defense Forces soldiers... Naval commando killed during raid on Nablus PFLP leaders Ha''aretz 7/7/2004 An Israel Defense Forces officer in the elite Navy Seals commando unit Shayetet 13 was killed and three other soldiers were wounded early yesterday... Israeli Troops Kill Three Citizens Including a Child International Press Center 7/6/2004 JENIN, Palestine, July 6, 2004 (IPC) - - Three citizens were shot and killed on Monday and two other were arrested in Jenin City of the... Massive IOF Invasion of Nablus Leaves Four Citizens Killed and Trail of Havoc International Press Center 7/6/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, July 6, 2004 (IPC) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed four citizens early this morning in the city of Nablus, including a... Pictures: Four Palestinians Killed in Nablus Islam Online 7/6/2004 Four Palestinians and an Israeli occupation army officer were killed overnight in Nablus, the West Bank, Tuesday, July 6, 2004. Khaled Salah, a Palestinian... Israelis kill professor and son, 16, in Nablus battle The Independent 7/7/2004 A University professor educated in the United States and his teenage son were shot dead by Israel soldiers as they tried to leave their... 8 Palestinians killed in IDF raids in Gaza Ha''aretz 7/2/2004 Online update: Conflicting reports emerged Friday as to the number of Palestinians killed Thursday in Gaza. While the army reported five Palestinian gunmen killed... News Briefs: News from the oPt, July 2, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 7/2/2004 Army shells Tel Al-Za’tar north of Gaza / A resistance group fires three shells at Sderot settlement / Israeli prisoner pours boiling oil on three Palestinian... Report: 17 Palestinian Civilians Killed in One Week International Middle East Media Center 7/2/2004 A report by Palestine News Network details some of the events of the past week, in which Israeli soldiers killed 17 Palestinians; 16 of... Israeli lightly hurt in Qassam rocket attack on Sderot Ha''aretz 7/2/2004 Palestinian militants on Friday fired three Qassam rockets from Gaza towards the Negev town of Sderot, lightly injuring one person. One of the three... Hamas Denies Army Claims to Have Killed 5 Resistance Operatives in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 7/2/2004 Army claimed to have killed eight Palestinians and wounded 21 in two military operations in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday. According to an... Israel kills three Palestinians in Gaza Al-Jazeera 7/2/2004 Israeli occupation troops have shot dead three Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. One of the Palestinian fatalities, a 25-year-old man... Zionist forces mutilate bodies of martyrs Palestinian Information Center 6/29/2004 Nablus - An independent Palestinian authority catering for citizens’ rights has urged the international community to send an investigative team to scrutinize Palestinian accusations against... Israel Kills 9 Militants in Nablus Los Angeles Times 6/27/2004 Three wanted senior operatives are among seven are slain in one raid, the army says. Near Jerusalem, hundreds protest barrier plans -- JERUSALEM — Israeli troops... Israeli forces kill militant leaders in Nablus raid The Independent 6/28/2004 Israeli forces pulled out of Nablus yesterday at the end of a three-day search and destroy operation in which they killed eight Palestinian gunmen... Israel Troops Kill 7 Palestinians in Raid Free Republic 6/26/2004 AP ^ | Jun 26, 6:55 PM (ET) | ALI DARAGHMEH --NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Acting on a tip, Israeli troops ambushed Palestinian militants holed up... Palestinian resistance leaders killed Al-Jazeera 6/29/2004 Seven Palestinian resistance fighters, among them three senior leaders, have been killed in the West Bank city of Nablus, witnesses said.The Israeli occupation force... Eyewitness Tells the Story of the Killing of Brigade Leaders in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 7/1/2004 Medical sources in Nablus reported that the 7 who were killed inside the hideout died as a result of annihilating an unidentified kind of... Two Homes Demolished in Jericho International Middle East Media Center 7/1/2004 Army invades Jericho, arrests twenty Palestinians -- Israeli army demolished Thursday two homes in Jericho and destroyed a wall which encircles a mosque in the... Israeli Occupation Kills a Citizen, Vows to Remain Months in Beit Hanoon International Press Center 7/1/2004 BEIT HANOON, July 1, 2004 (IPC) - - For the third day in a row the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) ran amok in Beit Hanoon Town... IOF Raid Jericho and Nablus, Shoot Dead 9-Year Old in Rafah Palestine Media Center 7/1/2004 Israel ‘Creates’ 5-km ‘Security Zone’ in Northern Gaza Strip -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed into Jericho and Nablus early Thursday, sealed off and... Israeli invasions wreak death and havoc Al-Jazeera 7/1/2004 A nine-year-old Palestinian boy has been shot dead by Israeli troops during a military invasion into the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. Umar... IOF Reinvades Nablus, Detains Dozens in Jericho International Press Center 7/1/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, July 1, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) stepped up their military aggressions on several cities in the West Bank... IOF Kills a Child in Rafah, Demolishes Two Houses in Jericho International Press Center 7/1/2004 RAFAH, July 1, 2004 (IPC) --- Israeli occupyingForces (IOF) killed a Palestinian child in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafahon Thursday, Palestinian medical source... Israel launches air strike in Gaza town of Beit Hanun Ha''aretz 7/1/2004 An Israel Defense Force ambush on Thursday killed five armed Palestinians who were approaching the Netzarim Junction, south of the city of Gaza in... Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza Neighborhoods and Beit Hanun International Press Center 7/1/2004 GAZA, Palestine, July 1, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli combat helicopters opened heavy gunfire at citizens'' homes in a Gaza City neighborhood and in the... Israeli troops ''surrounded'' in Gaza Al-Jazeera 7/1/2004 The resistance movement Hamas has claimed that fighters from its military wing have surrounded a special Israeli occupation army unit inside a residential building...

Diplomacy..

France `satisfied'' with PM''s remarks on anti-Semitism Ha''aretz 7/30/2004 PARIS - Trying to defuse a diplomatic row, the French government in Paris yesterday said it had noted "with satisfaction" Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s... Peres: Qorei is serious partner for Israel Middle East Online 7/30/2004 Labour opposition chief says Israel might involve Palestinian PM in discussions about Gaza Strip pullout plan. -- JERUSALEM - Israel''s Labour opposition chief Shimon Peres said... Jordanian FM calls fence a `grave national security threat'' Ha''aretz 7/30/2004 AMMAN - The current route of the separation fence constitutes a "grave national security threat" to Jordan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muashar warned yesterday. In... U.S. Fears Israeli Strike Against Iran Forward 7/30/2004 WASHINGTON — With Iran warning that it will "overthrow the entire Zionist entity" if Israel strikes its nuclear facilities, American officials are seeking assurances that... Ariel views The Guardian 7/29/2004 Israel''s new ambassador to Britain is a highly controversial choice. Opponents say he is an inexperienced Sharon crony who barely speaks English. So how... Erekat: Peace impossible without EU Jerusalem Times 7/29/2004 Minister of Negotiations Affairs, Saeb Erekat, said last week the European Union''s role in promoting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process was essential after Israel said... Shaath Urges Powell to Make Israel Honor Promises to US Palestine Media Center 7/29/2004 Girl, Woman among 8 Palestinians Killed by IOF Since Monday -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) rejected on Thursday the US questioning of Palestinian credibility... Powell Seeks Sidelining Arafat, Troops To Iraq : Sources Islam Online 7/27/2004 CAIRO, July 27 (IslamOnline.net) – The forthcoming visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Middle East is primarily aimed at alienating his... Hezbollah warns Israel against harming the Aqsa Mosque International Middle East Media Center 7/29/2004 Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, secretary General of Hezbollah warned Israel that there would be direct consequences if Jewish extremists were to in any way harm... Top Shi''ite cleric: Talk of threat to Al Aqsa a distraction Ha''aretz 7/29/2004 Lebanese ayatollah says Israel is trying to draw attention from "wall, settlements, and withdrawal from Gaza" -- BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon''s most senior Shi''ite Muslim cleric... Chirac: Sharon Wants Rid of Palestine; Israel Welcomes 200 French Jews International Press Center 7/29/2004 GAZA, July 29, 2004 (IPC + Al Bayan)-- 200 Jews arrived in Israel from France, Wednesday, greeted by an official ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport... Democrats call on Sharon to improve relations with Kerry Ha''aretz 7/29/2004 BOSTON - There is a growing dissatisfaction in the U.S. Democratic Party and in John Kerry''s campaign headquarters with the Israeli government''s attitude toward them... Israel firm on its ''deterrent capability'' Daily Star 7/30/2004 Sharon will only discuss ridding region of nuclear arms as part of broader peace plan -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday Israel would only... Israel has trouble swallowing UK reasons for UN fence vote Ha''aretz 7/27/2004 LONDON - Israel has asked the United Kingdom for explanations as to why it changed its position and voted in favor of the UN resolution... EU Commissioner: Sharon’s Disengagement Plan Distracts World’s Attention from Israel’s Military Actions in oPt International Press Center 7/25/2004 GAZA, Palestine, July 25, 2004 (IPC)-- The Representative of the European Commission in the Palestinian territories, Jacque Philippe, said that the Israeli Prime Minister’s... PNA and High Ranking Muslim Clerks Say Threats Against Al Aqsa Mosque Are Serious International Press Center 7/26/2004 GAZA, July 26, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- A Palestinian National Authority (PNA) official warned Sunday over the threats by some radical Israeli terrorist groups to... EU and Israel clash over support for UN resolution The Guardian 7/23/2004 The European Union and Israel were yesterday involved in a head-to-head clash as disagreements continued over a UN resolution condemning the separation wall in... Iran warns Israel of retaliation if attacked Al-Jazeera 7/26/2004 Iran responds to regional and Israeli threats of attack by vowing to wipe Israel "off the face of the earth" if it attacks the... Solana: PM''s call to French Jews was offensive Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said yesterday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s call to French Jews to leave their country and emigrate to... Egypt going ahead with Palestinian talks Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 Egypt will host talks in September with representatives of Palestinian factions, Jibril Rajoub, the Palestinian Authority''s national security adviser, said yesterday at the end... UN overwhelmingly adopts draft condemning W. Bank fence Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 NEW YORK - The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted on Tuesday a resolution condemning Israel''s West Bank separation fence, with 150 nations voting in... Sharon Not Welcome In Paris: Chirac Islam Online 7/20/2004 PARIS, July 20 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – French President Jacques Chirac reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon he is unwelcome in France, in the... EU: Situation in Gaza proves PA must streamline authority Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 CAIRO - The European Union''s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, said Tuesday that the deteriorating government and security situation in the Gaza Strip should serve... U.S. official: Arafat blocks probe of U.S. Gaza deaths Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 WASHINGTON - Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat is blocking an investigation to find the killers of three American security guards attacked in the Gaza Strip... UN General Assembly discussing resolution on West Bank fence Ha''aretz 7/21/2004 NEW YORK - A last-minute compromise struck by European Union nations and the Palestinian sponsors of a resolution condemning Israel''s West Bank separation fence will... Malaysian Leader, Bush Discuss Middle East The Guardian 7/19/2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, meeting Monday with President Bush, played down differences over U.S. policies toward Iraq and Israel and... MI official: Iran may provide Hezbollah with chemical weapons Ha''aretz 7/19/2004 Israel must take into consideration the possibility that Iran might provide chemical weapons to Hezbollah, Military Intelligence research chief Brigadier-General Yossi Kuperwasser said Monday... New Zealand still waiting for apology from Israel Ha''aretz 7/18/2004 New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff told Haaretz on Friday that he suspects the passports that Mossad agents tried to obtain illegally might have... UN vote on fence postponed Ha''aretz 7/19/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom''s office said Monday he was seeking European Union support in fighting a Palestinian attempt to secure United Nations sanctions if... New Zealand-Israeli row deepens BBC 7/16/2004 New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says she is not satisfied with Israel''s response to a diplomatic row between the two countries. Two Israeli... Sharon urges French Jews to move to Israel Al-Jazeera 7/18/2004 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has called on all Jews living in France to leave and move to Israel "immediately" after a rise in... France bars Sharon, cancels visit Al-Jazeera 7/19/2004 French President Jacques Chirac has informed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "he is not welcome" in Paris after he urged all French Jews to... Lahoud blames Israel for assassination Daily Star 7/20/2004 Beirut Mp insinuates US embassy knew about blast that killed hizbullah man -- BEIRUT: Israel was blamed on Monday for a car bomb that claimed... No Palestinian Decision to Ban Entry of Larsen, Says Al-Kidwa Palestine Media Center 7/15/2004 Annan Supports Mideast Envoy as ‘Angry’ PNA Reactions Continue -- The Palestinian UN Observer Nasser Al-Kidwa said Wednesday that statements by Palestine Nation Authority (PNA... Cam Kerry promises support for Israel, on his brother''s behalf Ha''aretz 7/16/2004 During his visit to Israel, Cameron Kerry, brother and political adviser to Democratic senator and presidential nominee, John Kerry, said he is mostly "learning... Aussie PM Howard mulling mediation between Israel and NZ Maariv 7/16/2004 Tells a radio interviewer: we need to take a long term perspective. -- In a radio interview Friday morning, Prime Minister John Howard of Australia... UN debates barrier today Maariv 7/15/2004 NRG Maariv obtains draft in which Palestinians demand Israel dismantle barrier and pay compensation. Also implies need to impose sanctions. -- Israel must dismantle the... U.S. administration revokes plan to monitor settlement freeze Ha''aretz 7/16/2004 The American administration has revoked its plan to set up a team of experts to monitor the construction freeze in the West Bank and... Mossad may get legislated after NZ fiasco Al-Jazeera 7/16/2004 A diplomatic row with New Zealand following the jailing of two Israeli spies has prompted calls for legislation to oversee the country''s Mossad overseas... New Zealand FM: Israel must admit role in passport affair Ha''aretz 7/16/2004 New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff on Friday laid out his country''s requirements for improved relations with Israel, including an admission of responsibility for... General Assembly debates implementing ICJ ruling Ha''aretz 7/16/2004 The United Nations General Assembly held an emergency session Friday to discuss a draft resolution demanding that Israel comply with last week''s International Court... EU warns Israel aid depends on political dialogue Ha''aretz 7/13/2004 BRUSSELS - EU aid to Israel will depend on better cooperation from the Jewish state, the bloc''s Dutch presidency said on Monday, but he failed... Sharon links TA bombing to ICJ ruling Ha''aretz 7/12/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared that the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv yesterday that took the life of a woman soldier and wounded dozens... U.S. team to set limits on settlement construction Ha''aretz 7/12/2004 The U.S. administration is establishing a team of experts that will conduct negotiations with Israel concerning demarcation of the boundaries of construction in the... Palestinians Welcome ICJ''S Ruling, Seek UN Action Islam Online 7/11/2004 NABLUS, July 11 (IslamOnline.net) - Palestinian citizens and resistance factions welcomed the "historic" ruling by the International Court of Justice on the illegality of Israel''s... Israel reroutes barrier closer to borders; UN: PA in danger of collapse Daily Star 7/14/2004 UN says PA in danger of colLapse -- The United Nations said on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority was in danger of collapse, blasting Palestinian... Larsen launches attack on Arafat, PA''s failure to reform Ha''aretz 7/13/2004 NEW YORK - The United Nation''s Middle East envoy Terje Larsen launched a rare attack on Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and the failure of... Israel to alter wall route Al-Jazeera 7/13/2004 Israel is redrawing the route of its West Bank wall in line with an Israeli High Court order. An Israeli security source on Tuesday... UN to hold session on separation fence on Friday Ha''aretz 7/14/2004 United Nations spokesmen in New York indicated on Tuesday that the UN will hold an emergency session on Friday to discuss last week''s International... Sacred right to fight terror overrides court, says Sharon The Guardian 7/12/2004 Israel''s prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said yesterday that the world court''s ruling against his country''s vast barrier through the West Bank encouraged terrorists, shortly... U.S. envoys meet PM amid bid to re-settle outposts Ha''aretz 7/13/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday told visiting U.S. envoys that Israel intends to dismantle illegal outposts in the West Bank as soon as... US: No Palestinian state likely by 2005 Al-Jazeera 7/13/2004 It is "increasingly unlikely" that a Palestinian state will be created by 2005 as envisaged by a US-backed peace plan, the US State Department... Annan, PNA and Arabs Take ICJ Ruling to UN General Assembly Palestine Media Center 7/10/2004 US Veto on Court Decision Will Embarrass Washington, Say Palestinians -- While preparing to diplomatically build on the ‘Advisory Opinion’ ruling by the International Court... UN General Assembly to Meet Friday on ICJ Ruling Palestine Media Center 7/13/2004 Arab nations finalized on Monday a draft UN resolution that the General Assembly of the United Nations will debate in an emergency session on... Preparations under way to move West Bank barrier route The Guardian 7/13/2004 Cartographers have begun work to move the planned route of the controversial barrier between the West Bank and Israel, in line with an Israeli... ElBaradei says Israel willing to enter nuclear disarmament dialogue Maariv 7/9/2004 But only in second stage of Road Map. During meeting with Sharon, IAEA chief says Israel should open nuclear facilities to inspection. -- Israel is... NY Senators Clinton and Schumer denounce ICJ ruling Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 NEW YORK - New York''s two senators, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer, joined Israel''s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Gillerman, in front of... White House brushes aside ruling on separation fence Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 The White House on Friday brushed aside a ruling by the International Court of Justice on the West Bank separation fence, saying it didn''t... Israel: ICJ fence ruling fails to address Palestinian terror Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 In a response to the ruling of the International Court of Justice on the West Bank separation fence, Israel said Friday that the court... Sharon tells UN he wants a Middle East free of nuclear arms The Guardian 7/9/2004 Israel and the UN''s nuclear watchdog reached a public understanding yesterday with Ariel Sharon committing himself to the vision of a Middle East free... Olmert heads for Ankara in effort to mend strained relations Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is slated to visit Turkey next week and meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in what will... International Court of Justice: ''Fence'' must be dismantled, not necessary to attain security aims Ha''aretz 7/9/2004 The International Court of Justice will rule on Friday that the separation fence contravenes international law, that it must be dismantled, and that compensation... Palestinian PM: No Peace At All With Israel’s Apartheid Wall Palestine Media Center 7/8/2004 Egypt Suspends Gaza Initiative, Israel Refuses to Meet Quartet -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) denied on Wednesday receiving any warnings from the Quartet of... Video: ''Others in region see Israel as a real threat'' BBC 7/8/2004 Video: The BBC''s Barbara Plett -- "Other countries in the region actually see Israel as a real threat... ''Hope'' for nuclear-free Mid-East BBC 7/8/2004 The head of UN''s nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said he has seen a "glimmer of hope" for a nuclear-free Middle East. After meeting... Official: Israel won''t alter policy of ''nuclear ambiguity'' Ha''aretz 7/8/2004 A senior Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) official said on Thursday that Israel has no plans to alter its policy of nuclear ambiguity. The... Israel snubs European mediators Al-Jazeera 7/8/2004 Israel has refused to meet a European group of mediators that had come to discuss Israel''s planned unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. Representatives of the... Nuclear watchdog''s selective bite Al-Jazeera 7/7/2004 Does Israel have an unwritten right to possess weapons of mass destruction while neighbouring Arab and Muslim states run the risk of sanctions and... Quartet tells Palestinians to carry out reforms or lose aid Ha''aretz 7/7/2004 Envoys tell PM Qureia they are ''sick and tired'' of Palestinian failure to carry out reforms; diplomat says Arafat ''has done nothing.''The quartet... Quartet tells Arafat: Reform or else Al-Jazeera 7/7/2004 The quartet of Middle East mediators has told the Palestinian Authority to carry out long-delayed security reforms or risk losing international support and funding... Settlement Expert Assesses Hazards Resulting from Israeli Withdrawal of Gaza Strip International Press Center 7/6/2004 Dr. Yousef Ibrahim asserted that the issue of Israeli settlements reflected an important and sensitive perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as Israel continues to... Quartet Representatives Meet in Jerusalem Today International Press Center 7/6/2004 GAZA, July 6, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The representatives of the international Quartet Committee for Middle East peace were expected to meet today at the... Israel Set to Defy ICJ Ruling, Asks for US Veto Palestine Media Center 7/3/2004 Ahead of an advisory ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on July 9 on the legality of the Apartheid... PLO Rejects Forming ‘Gaza Administration Authority’ Palestine Media Center 7/6/2004 Quartet in Jerusalem Tuesday, Suleiman Expected Back Late July -- Ahead of a Quartet meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday and after Egyptian–Israeli talks in... Israel seeks European support against ICJ ruling Ha''aretz 7/6/2004 Israel hopes to bury the International Court of Justice ruling on the separation fence, which is due on Friday, by persuading European countries not... ElBaradei says will not pressure Israel on nuclear issue Ha''aretz 7/6/2004 Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Tuesday at the start of a visit to Israel that he did not... Powell: U.S. disappointed at rate outposts have been removed Ha''aretz 7/7/2004 WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that the administration was disappointed by the Israeli government''s failure to fulfill its promise to... IAEA Boss In ''Zero-Chance Task'' On Israeli Nukes Islam Online 7/6/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 6 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed El-Baradie, is expected in Israel Tuesday, July 6... FM to meet Rice in U.S. on pullout plan Ha''aretz 7/2/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is due to meet U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington on Friday... Israel slams mock fence set up at Danish rock festival Ha''aretz 7/2/2004 COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Israeli officials criticized a Danish aid group Thursday for erecting a plywood wall at one of Europe''s largest music festivals to protest... Dahlan: Egypt does not want role in Gaza Jerusalem Times 7/1/2004 Former Minister for Interior Affairs, Muhammad Dahlan, told Al-Arabiya Web site on Tuesday that Egypt is not looking for a role in Gaza Strip... El Al to renew flights to Istanbul on Sunday Ha''aretz 7/2/2004 Israel and Turkey reached an agreement on the security arrangements in Istanbul on Friday that will enable El Al to renew its flights to... Washington objects Holding Presidential Election in Palestine International Middle East Media Center 7/2/2004 U.S. official sources said today that the U.S. administration opposes an initiative to hold presidential elections in Palestine suggested for January 2005. Having said... Shalom to U.S.: Israel committed to removing W. Bank outposts Ha''aretz 7/3/2004