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News Briefs: Palestinian Prisoners Appeal for Release of French Journalists International Middle East Media Center 9/1/2004 Palestinian detainees appeal the release of the French abductees in Iraq --The Palestinian detainees in the Majeddo prison appealed the kidnappers of the French... 47th Month of the Intifada; 50 Killed, 579 Wounded International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA, August 31, 2004 (IPC)--The Palestinian Health Ministry announced yesterday that the death toll of the Palestinians from 28 July to 14 August... Troops Kill Boy in His House International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA, August 31, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- A Palestinian boy has been shot dead by Israeli occupation troops during an invasion into a neighborhood of... Israeli Troops Target Ambulance, Wounding Two International Press Center 8/31/2004 GAZA, August 31,2004 (IPC+Agencies)--- Medics’ sources and eyewitnesses said that the Israeli troops started shooting heavily towards an ambulance close to one the... 16 dead in twin suicide attacks on Be''er Sheva buses Ha''aretz 8/31/2004 Sixteen people, including a 3-year-old boy, were killed and about 100 others were wounded Tuesday afternoon in near-simultaneous suicide attacks on two buses... Two Bus Blasts in Southern Israel Kill 16 The Guardian 8/31/2004 BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80... Israel Troops Arrest Four Wound Six in Hebron, Run Amok In Nablus International Press Center 8/29/2004 GAZA, August 29,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli occupying troops arrested toady four civilians during a house – house searching in several neighborhoods of Hebron as... One Killed, a Child Wounded In the Strip International Press Center 8/29/2004 GAZA, August 29,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--- A Palestinian was gunned down today by the Israeli troops close to Al Mantar commercial crossing east of Gaza... Three Civilians, Including Two Women, Killed International Press Center 8/30/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 30, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- Aisha Al-Zaban, 55, died last night after suffering a severe heart attack a couple of days earlier... Palestinian killed in Gaza Strip Al-Jazeera 8/29/2004 Israeli occupation troops have shot and killed a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip as he approached the border fence. Field Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Ari... Report: IDF forces kill 14-year-old in Rafah Ha''aretz 8/31/2004 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed early on Thursday a 14-year-old Palestinian during an incursion into the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza... Palestinian child hurt in Israeli strike Al-Jazeera 8/30/2004 A nine-year old Palestinian girl has been injured after an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a vehicle carrying four Palestinian activists. A missile missed... Civilian Killed and Others Wounded By Israeli Soldiers and Settlers International Press Center 8/30/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August 30, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces killed a civilian in the city of Khan Younis and wounded another seriously in... Settlers foil removal of Givat Assaf outpost Ha''aretz 8/27/2004 About 1000 residents of the settlements of Ofra, Beit El, and the Migron outpost arrived at the Givat Assaf outpost earlier this week to... Gaza: Shelling, demolitions continue Rafah Today 8/27/2004 7 buildings were demolished, one man was injured and another was killed in Khanyounis City under very intensive shelling by Apache helicopters. Eyewitnesses in... Rafah Today: Snipers, helicopters, seven more homes demolished Rafah Today 8/27/2004 As usual Apache helicopters are hovering over Rafah skies and this indicates that this hovering is going to end but not without shedding blood... Rafah crossing closed over attack warning Middle East Online 8/26/2004 Israel closes checkpoints along trans-Gaza highway, Rafah crossing, over warnings about militant attacks. -- JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday closed down the checkpoints along the trans-Gaza... ''No room left'' Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 8/26/2004 Flying in the face of the international community and encouraged by American acquiescence, Israel has embarked on a massive settlement expansion drive in the... Soldiers rescue Israelis from Palestinian attack in Ramallah Ha''aretz 8/28/2004 Three Israelis were rescued Friday by Israel Defense Forces soldiers when they came under attack by Palestinians after taking a wrong-turn in the West... First the Wall…Now, New Destruction in Izbat Salman Alternative Information Center/PENGON 8/27/2004 Before one week, Occupation Forces started destroying lands in Izbat Salman, in the southern part of Qalqiliya District. Izbat Salman is a small village... Israeli assassination attempt fails Al-Jazeera 8/26/2004 An Israeli helicopter gunship has fired a missile into a Palestinian refugee camp in a failed attempt to assassinate a suspected resistance leader. Seven... Israeli army demolishes houses in Rafah Xinhua 8/26/2004 GAZA, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli army backed by tanks and bulldozers stormed Thursday morning the southern Gaza town of Rafah and demolished five Palestinian... Israeli Forces Arrest And Wound Civilians, Assault Prisoners'' Families International Press Center 8/25/2004 AL BIREH, Palestine, August 25, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli occupation forces wounded and arrested a number of civilians in different parts of the West... Farmer Killed, Another Critically Wounded in Israeli Shooting Spree International Press Center 8/25/2004 GAZA, August 25, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)--- A Palestinian farmer died and another was woundedlast night as Israeli troops opened fire on civilian houses in... Three Civilians Wounded and a House Demolished International Press Center 8/26/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces wounded three civilians in Bethlehem and demolished a house in the city of Rafah, as... Bomb detonates near Egged bus on J''lem-Hebron highway Ha''aretz 8/27/2004 An explosive device was detonated near an Egged bus travelling on the Jerusalem-Hebron road, near the Al-Arub refugee camp, on Thursday evening. No injuries... Soldiers Held After Civilian Murder International Press Center 8/26/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August26, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Three Israeli soldiers have been remanded in custody in relation to the killing of a Palestinian civilian in... Gaza intelligence chief wounded BBC 8/25/2004 Gunmen have opened fire at a convoy carrying the acting Palestinian intelligence chief, hitting him the chest and causing his car to overturn. Brig-Gen... Israel begins new Gaza clampdown BBC 8/26/2004 Israeli troops have cut Gaza into three parts and shut the border with Egypt after Palestinian militants fired crude rockets at a nearby Israeli... Israeli Forces on Rampage in West Bank, Dismember Gaza Strip International Press Center 8/26/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces continued invading and exercising their arbitrary measures in the West Bank, as they closed vital... Israel makes "skunk bomb" for Palestinian protests South Beach Diet 8/25/2004 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel''s army has developed a pungent new weapon for driving back Palestinian protesters -- the skunk bomb. The stink bomb, containing a synthetic... News Briefs: August 24, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 8/24/2004 Army: “One soldier wounded in an Axe attack in the northern Galilee” / Vast agricultural fields bulldozed in Al-Qarara / MOH: “The region is under a... Israel is Building 100 Housing Units in Har Gilo Settlement International Middle East Media Center 8/23/2004 Israel has begun building 100 new housing units in the Har Gilo settlement outside Jerusalem, political sources said Monday. They said construction of the... 30 Israeli Tanks Storm Nablus International Press Center 8/24/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 24, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- At least 30 Israeli tanks stormed yesterday night the West Bank city of Nablus, blockaded its old... Roof tanks damages in Kafr ''Ein/Ramallah ReliefWeb 8/21/2004 Kafr ''Ein with population of more than 1500 capita, is located in the north-western part of Ramallah Governorate. Water is supplied to the community... Israelis herd Palestinians into school compound during Nablus raid ReliefWeb 8/24/2004 NABLUS, West Bank, Aug 24 (AFP) - Hundreds of Palestinians were rounded up by Israeli forces Tuesday during a large-scale operation at a refugee camp... The Blitz on Nablus Continues International Press Center 8/24/2004 NABLUS, August 24, 2004 (IPC+Agencies) --- The Israeli troops continued on rampage in Nablus city, a busing severely a woman, confining the residents into... Soldier wounded in Galilee ax attack; assailant shot dead Ha''aretz 8/25/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was moderately wounded Tuesday night when a man attacked him with an ax outside an army base in the... Thirteen Wounded In Nablus International Press Center 8/22/2004 NABLUS, August 22, 2004 (IPC+WAFA) --- Ten civilians were wounded today noon in Nablus city of the west week in the seventh day of... Two Civilians Killed in Gaza, Several Wounded and Arrested in West Bank International Press Center 8/23/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- Two civilians were killed in Gaza Strip today, as the Israeli military campaign on Nablus City entered... TA students to undergo roadblock preparation workshop Maariv 8/22/2004 High school students will enact and discuss complex situations in checkpoints. City official: We want to prepare them to a world that’s not only... Israel OKs 530 West Bank Settlement Homes Islam Online 8/23/2004 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, August 23 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Israel has allowed construction of 530 new settler houses in the West Bank as Washington signaled it... Child Wounded in Gaza, Civilians arrested in West Bank International Press Center 8/23/2004 DEIR El BALAH, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- A Palestinian child was wounded during an Israeli shelling of a neighborhood in central Gaza... Hamas threatens to kidnap Israeli soldiers Middle East Online 8/20/2004 Senior Hamas official warns his movement could abduct Israeli soldiers to secure release of Palestinian inmates. -- JABALIYA, Gaza Strip - A senior Hamas official warned... Bitter harvest in Gaza''s breadbasket Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 The irony is unmistakable when trees gifted by a US taxpayer-funded organisation are bulldozed by Israeli weapons financed in part by the same US... Israel said to be preparing strike against Hizbullah Daily Star 8/20/2004 BEIRUT: A Western European diplomatic source said Friday that his country had information that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was poised to strike at... ''Palestinian terror - morally justified'' Al-Jazeera 8/20/2004 A leading philosopher, who has been compared to Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre and praised by Noam Chomsky, says Palestinian "terrorism" is a moral... Gaza: Five dead in helicopter strike Rafah Today 8/19/2004 Apache warplanes shelled one of the buildings in Gaza City, leaving 5 people dead and another 13 injured. Al Shifa hospital said the dead... Rafah: Death of Ahmed Al Hams Rafah Today 8/19/2004 It was 14:20 when Ahmed Al Hams, 17, challenged the bullets of the Israeli soldiers and went to help an injured child who... Gaza split into 3 after Palestinians fire Qassams at Sderot Ha''aretz 8/20/2004 The Israel Defense Forces divided the Gaza Strip into three sections Thursday afternoon after Palestinians fired three Qassam rockets at the Sderot area, causing... Five Civilians Wounded and Israeli Troops Shoot at Peaceful Demonstration International Solidarity Movement 8/18/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August 18, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Five civilians were wounded today, two of them due to a suspicious object that went off... Israeli Missiles Pound Two Buildings, Wounding Three in Gaza International Press Center 8/19/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 19, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)--- In a raid by Israeli choppers on Gaza Strip, three civilians were wounded in Al Zaytoun neighborhood... Gaza: Helicopters Shell Civilians Rafah Today 8/12/2004 Blood is everywhere. This is Gaza Strip. 15 people were injured when apache warplanes shelled a group of families who were gathering during an... Child Killed in Rafah, Others Wounded in Nablus International Press Center 8/19/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 19, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli forces killed a child today in Rafah, as two others was wounded in a refugee camp... Rafah Today: Invasions, Bulldozing, Deaths Continue Rafah Today 8/12/2004 The middle of the night: the sky is black and a red light fell from the sky onto the ground, the black sky background... Senior Hamas leader wounded The Guardian 8/18/2004 An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding him and about... Israeli missiles target Gaza Al-Jazeera 8/19/2004 Israeli helicopter gunships have fired missiles into the Gaza City, hitting two buildings which its occupation army claimed were clandestine arms factories. While one... Israel kills teenager in Rafah raid Al-Jazeera 8/19/2004 A 16-year-old Palestinian has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, local medical sources have said. The latest Israeli... Major security precautions in force, terrorist feared en route to Jerusalem Maariv 8/15/2004 Police set up roadblocks on highways 1 and 443, causing major traffic jams -- Police have set up improvised roadblocks on the main highways leading... Israeli attack kills two Palestinians Al-Jazeera 8/16/2004 Israeli helicopters have fired four missiles near the Gaza Strip''s border with Israel, killing two Palestinians. Israeli military sources said the target was a... Child Dies of Wounds, Another Wounded Seriously by Forces'' Remnants International Press Center 8/16/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 15, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- A child died early this morning of wounds sustained last week, while another was wounded seriously when... Israeli Troops Kill Three Civilians International Press Center 8/16/2004 GAZA, August 16, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) --- Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops in the last 24 hours, in two separate incidents in... Civilian Dies and 12 Wounded During Nablus Invasion International Press Center 8/16/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 16, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The civilian death toll today mounted to four and 12 more among the wounded after an Israeli... News Briefs: August 13-14 International Middle East Media Center 8/13/2004 Two children shot wounded in Tulkarem / Army erects a checkpoint south east of Tubas / Army shelled several homes east of Khan Younis / One home... Army Apaches, bulldozers, tanks attack Rafah camp International Middle East Media Center 8/12/2004 Israeli Air force Apaches attacked Block "J" in Rafah south of Gaza Strip, Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses said the Apache gun ships were hovering above... Settler killed in gunman attack BBC 8/13/2004 An Jewish settler shot in an ambush by a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank has died of his injuries. The gunman fired at... Israeli troops raze Rafah houses BBC 8/12/2004 Israeli troops have destroyed seven houses in the Rafah refugee camp that the army said were used by Palestinian militants as cover for attacks... Israeli civilian killed in shooting attack near Itamar Ha''aretz 8/14/2004 An Israeli civilian was shot dead Friday morning by a Palestinian gunman close to the West Bank settlement of Itamar, south of Nablus. The... Settlers Burn Land, 60 Trees in Marda, Photos StopTheWall.org 8/12/2004 PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign -- On August 9, Occupation settlers burnt and destroyed lands and 60 trees in Marda village, in the Salfit District. The... ''X'' On Israeli Guns.. For Each Palestinian Killed Islam Online 8/10/2004 CAIRO, August 10 (IslamOnline.net) – Some trigger-happy Israeli occupation soldiers engrave an (X) mark on their personal guns or sniper pistols each time they kill... PEA: Beit Hanoun Endangered Due to Garbage Caused by Israeli Troops International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 12, 2004 (IPC Exclusive)--Palestinian Environment Authority (PEA), warned on Thursday of the dangers the heaps of garbagein Beit Hanoun have... Israeli Settlers Set up a Training Camp To Resist The Evacuation International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12,2004 (IPC+ Agencies)—As the Israeli premier Arial Sharon informed the American administration that he is serious to carry out the unilateral... Israel on high alert after Jerusalem blast Middle East Online 8/12/2004 Security forces remain on heightened state of alert as army bulldozes six houses in southern Gaza Strip. -- JERUSALEM - Israeli security forces remained on a... Israeli Bulldozers Resume Demolishing Houses in Rafah International Press Center 8/12/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August12, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) resumed early on Thursday morning demolishing Palestinian houses in the southern Gaza Strip... UNIFIL keeps constant watch in South Lebanon Daily Star 8/12/2004 UN body plays key role as liaison between hizbullah, israeli army - ''We observe and report,'' says colonel, ''but we won''t interfere. It''s their land... IDF soldier seriously wounded during push into Gaza camp Ha''aretz 8/12/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was seriously wounded by a Palestinian sniper Thursday morning, as IDF troops entered the Rafah refugee camp, in the... More Palestinian homes razed Al-Jazeera 8/12/2004 Over 20 Israeli military vehicles, backed by five bulldozers and Apache helicopters, have demolished at least seven Palestinian homes along the Egyptian border south... Miftah Picture of the Week - Destruction in Hebron Old City Miftah 8/8/2004 Israeli troops demolish historical Palestinian homes, that are over 600-year-old, in the old city of Hebron - West Bank... Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager Al-Jazeera 8/11/2004 A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank city of Nablus. Salim Kusa was shot in the... Israeli helicopters, tanks raid Rafah Al-Jazeera 8/12/2004 Israeli occupation tanks and bulldozers stormed into a Palestinian Gaza Strip refugee camp shortly after it was hit by two missiles fired from Israeli... Photostory: Images of the Kalandia Checkpoint bombing Electronic Intifada 8/11/2004 Two Palestinians were killed and seven Israeli soldiers and 13 Palestinians were wounded today when a bomb exploded at Kalandia checkpoint, separating Ramallah and... 14 Civilians Wounded by Israeli Missiles in Khan Younis International Press Center 8/11/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August11, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- At least 14 Palestinian civilians, including children, were wounded at dawn in the Gaza Strip refugee camp... Bomb explodes at Israeli checkpoint Al-Jazeera 8/11/2004 A powerful explosion at the Qalandia checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem has killed two Palestinians and wounded 18 others. Six of the wounded... A Girl Critically Wounded In The Eye , Several Arrested Including An Elderly Woman International Press Center 8/11/2004 GAZA, August 11,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---A five year old child Aya Mohammed Al Qaddi was critically wounded today by the Israeli troops in Rafah... 6 Civilians Arrested in West Bank WAFA 8/11/2004 TUBAS, August 11, 2004 (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Tuesday sis Palestinian civilians, icluding three children and an old woman, in two separate... Photo Story: Destruction of Beit Hanoun Rafah Today 8/7/2004 Beit Hanoun: nothing is there but demolished buildings, demolished trees, demolished cars, streets and so much damage to the infrastructure. The Israeli troops withdrew... Rafah: Days of Shelling and Devastation Rafah Today 8/7/2004 7 August 04 - Apache warplanes and tanks began shelling Block "J" once again in a new incursion that targeted civilian buildings./ 6 August 04... Militants apologize for killing Palestinians in attack near J''lem Ha''aretz 8/12/2004 The Al-Aqsa Martyrs'' Brigades issued an apology Wednesday for a bomb attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem in which two Palestinians bystanders were killed... Report: Tanks roll into Gaza refugee camp Ha''aretz 8/11/2004 Israeli tanks rolled into a Gaza refugee camp on Wednesday and a helicopter fired a missile during clashes with Palestinian gunmen, wounding about 15... Tranquil Beit-Hanoun Becomes Ghost Town WAFA 8/9/2004 BEIT-HANOUN, August 9, 2004, (WAFA) – It was a normal, average day at the Northern Gaza Strip town of Beit-Hanoun. That was, until Israeli Occupation... July Toll: 61 Killed, 465 Wounded International Press Center 8/9/2004 GAZA, August 9, 2004 (IPC)-- The Palestinian Health Ministry announced today that 61 Palestinians were thought to have been killed, with a further 465... Historic Houses Flattened in Hebron International Press Center 8/9/2004 HEBRON, August 9, 2004 (IPC)-- Israeli troops embarked upon the systematic demolition of several houses in Hebron, many of which held considerable archeological value... Two Israeli Settlers lightly injured in W. Bank attack International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Israeli sources reportedly said that two Israeli settlers were injured in an ambush on a settler''s bus on its way on a major highway... 10 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli Army International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Palestinian sources said 10 Palestinians are wounded in clashes between stone throwers and Israeli troops in the city of Nablus north of the West... Ya''alon dismisses officers in wake of report on soldier deaths Ha''aretz 8/11/2004 Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Ya''alon dismissed on Tuesday the commander of an intelligence gathering battalion after the army released... A Teenager Gunned Down, 14 Wounded In Nablus International Press Center 8/10/2004 NABLUS, August 10,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- A teen was snipped today evening in Nablus city of the West Bank by an Israeli sniper soldier took... Governor of Hebron : “Army is wiping out the Palestinian History in Hebron” International Middle East Media Center 8/10/2004 Imad Hamdan, head of " Hebron Construction Committee", said Monday afternoon, that soldiers bulldozed several ancient homes and Antique buildings in Hebron, south of the... Israeli Troops on Rampage in Nablus and Al Qarara International Press Center 8/10/2004 PALESTINE, August 10,2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Israeli troops stormed Balata refugee camp in Nablus, Monday evening, under a volley of heavy fire and tear gas... Palestinian boy shot dead in Nablus Al-Jazeera 8/10/2004 A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead and 11 others wounded by Israeli occupation troops in the northern West Bank town of Nablus, Palestinian... Israel moves to expand West Bank settlement despite US objection Daily Star 8/6/2004 Palestinian security woes highlighted as gunmen force ministers to break up press conference -- Israeli bulldozers on Thursday cleared a rough road across a West... PA official: Israel trying to kill Arafat WorldNetDaily 8/6/2004 Loyalist says Sharon wants to recruit Palestinian for assassination -- Israel has been trying to recruit Palestinian agents to assassinate embattled PLO President Yasser Arafat... IDF kills three Palestinians in separate incidents Ha''aretz 8/6/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops killed three Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday. IDF soldiers shot at four... Palestinians killed as Israel raids Gaza Al-Jazeera 8/5/2004 A 12-year-old Palestinian girl has died of wounds she sustained several days ago in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing and widespread Israeli... Forces Escalate Aggression in Northern Gaza, Invade West Bank Cities International Press Center 8/4/2004 JABALYA, Palestine, August 4, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces stepped up their assault on the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, and invaded... Three Killed Including Two Children, Several Wounded International Press Center 8/5/2004 GAZA, August 5,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Three Palestinians, including two children, have been killed during the Israeli occupying forces deep thrust into theNorthern Province ofGaza... Over 24 Hours, Israeli Actions Result in Death of Six Palestinians International Press Center 8/5/2004 PALESTINE, August5, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Six Palestinians including three children were the death toll among the Palestinian population in both Gaza Strip and West... US-made Helicopters Shelling Homes in Rafah Rafah Today 8/4/2004 The Apaches shelled with missiles and tanks with heavy bullets - and 19 year old Jihad Al Bess was fatally wounded in the head. 4... 37 Days of Israeli Aggression on Beit Hanoon relieved International Press Center 8/5/2004 GAZA, August 5,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--The Israeli occupying force (IOF), have eventually redeployed in the northern Gaza Strip City of Beit Hanoun, after having... Village shocked by arrest of ''quiet, polite guy'' for Hamas links Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 The feeling that prevailed yesterday in the village of Kaukab Abu al-Hija was one of sheer astonishment at the news that Zaher Ali had... Soldiers protest treatment of sergeant who beat Palestinians at barricade Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 Some 30 paratroopers demonstrated yesterday outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv against the IDF''s treatment of their colleague, a sergeant who was accused... Israeli Arab arrested on suspicion of gathering intelligence for Hamas Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 The Shin Bet and police last month arrested an Israeli Arab on suspicion of gathering intelligence for Hamas suicide attacks. Acre Magistrate''s Court lifted... Special Unit Raids Nablus, Kills One and Injures Three International Middle East Media Center 8/4/2004 29-year-old Awad Al-Hashash from Balata refugee camp was shot dead in an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers in Nablus Wednesday afternoon. Eyewitnesses... 7 Qassams hit Negev after IDF redeploys in northern Gaza Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 A volley of five Qassam rockets were fired into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon, in the second such attack since... News Briefs: August 5, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Two residents apprehended near Hebron /One resident bearing Jordanian nationality arrested in near Ramallah /Tens of cars and residents held on the entrance of... Report: Damages in Yebna refugee camp in Rafah after the military operation International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Army withdrew Thursday from Yebna refugee camp in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, leaving mass destruction and scene of leveled homes. The invasion... Al-Aqsa Brigades forces 3 P.A officials out of Beit Hanoun International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Five activists of Al-Aqsa brigades in Beit Hanoun forced three P. A Ministers to leave Beit Hanoun, after breaking into a conference held in... Army Redeploys in Northern Gaza in the Midst Of Qassam Firing International Middle East Media Center 8/5/2004 Few hours after Israel redeployed troops in the northern Gaza Strip region; two Qassam rockets landed in the Western Negev, but caused no casualties... Israeli pullback in part of Gaza BBC 8/5/2004 The Israeli army has withdrawn from some parts of the Gaza Strip it has been holding under tight control for several weeks.It is not... Palestinian arrested for trying to stab soldier in Hebron Ha''aretz 8/3/2004 A Palestinian was detained Tuesday after attempting to stab an Israel Defense Forces soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron, close to Beit... Israeli Extremist Officers Seek to Smuggle LAW Rockets to Attack Al Aqsa Mosque International Press Center 8/3/2004 GAZA, August 3, 2004 (Agencies)-- Israeli intelligence services have voiced concerns that extremist officers in the occupation army have smuggled ''LAW'' rockets to extremist... Elderly Woman among 7 Palestinians Killed Since Sunday Palestine Media Center 8/3/2004 British Foreign Office ‘Extremely Concerned’ about Israeli ‘Excessive Actions’ -- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed at least three Palestinians and wounded sixteen more in an... Israel Expands Maale Adumim, Gush Etzion Colonies for Annexation Palestine Media Center 8/3/2004 PNA, US, UK Urge Sharon to Drop Settlement Expansion Plan -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) condemned Israel’s decision to expand the illegal Jewish settlement... Israeli Troops Invade Nablus and Bethlehem International Press Center 8/3/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, August 3, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli troops continued their assault on Nablus City in the West Bank, entering civilian houses, demolishing one... 3 Killed, 16 Wounded in Rafah International Press Center 8/3/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, August 3, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- Israeli helicopter missiles claimed the lives of three civilians and wounded 16 this morning in Yebna refugee... Rafah: Dead, wounded lie in the streets Rafah Today 8/3/2004 3 August 04 -- 11.30 a.m.: Heavy incursion again in Rafah and many people still don’t have the ability to go to hospitals. The injured... Eight Internationals Wound In Tulkarem, A Women And Child Wounded In Beit Hanoon International Press Center 8/3/2004 GAZA, August 3,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Eight international solidarity internationals including a journalist working at EBA news agency were shot and suffocated when the Israeli... Gaza attack kills fighters, wounds civilians Al-Jazeera 8/3/2004 Three Palestinian fighters have been killed in shelling by Israeli occupation forces which attacked the Rafah refugee camp, our correspondent reported, quoting witnesses. A... Three dead, many injured in Rafah onslaught Al-Jazeera 8/3/2004 At least three Palestinians have been killed and 16 injured in an Israeli aerial attack on the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. The... West Bank Land Grab Continues, Beit Hanoon Terrorized International Press Center 8/1/2004 HEBRON, July31, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Israeli occupation forces stepped up its illegal expropriation of Palestinian owned land today, as more property was devastated in... 2 children killed by IDF gunfire in Gaza Ha''aretz 8/1/2004 Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents over the weekend. The first incident took place... Israeli Security Sources: Protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque More Difficult than Guarding PM Sharon International Press Center 8/1/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August1, 2004 (IPC)-- The Israeli security services are todiscuss this week the potential for preventing some senior Likud Partymembers representing the Israeli... Two Civilians Wounded In Beit Hanoon, House Commandeered in Hebron International Press Center 8/1/2004 BEIT HANOON, August1,2004 (IPC+WAFA)--- In an escalation of an already miserable situation in Beit Hanoon, Israeli troops opened seeminglyindiscriminate fire, wounding two civilians... Palestinians kill two Israel collaborators in Gaza Ha''aretz 8/2/2004 Two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel were killed in similar attacks Monday, as Palestinian gunmen twice burst into Gaza City''s Shifa Hospital and... Israeli Troops On Rampage in West Bank International Press Center 8/2/2004 WEST BANK, August 2,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Israeli occupation forces continued to run amok in West Bank cities, villages and towns, launching sudden invasions amidst... Khan Younis : 4 Killed, 1 Woman, Several Houses Demolished International Press Center 8/2/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The benighted city of Khan Younis, south of Gaza Strip, experienced the worst of Israel brutality... Agricultural Losses in Hebron in July International Press Center 8/2/2004 HEBRON, August 2,004(IPC) --Restrictive measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities against agriculture in Hebron city during last July created numerous losses, which... Israeli Army kills 81 Palestinians, including 19 children in one month International Middle East Media Center 8/2/2004 The Palestinian Council for Justice and Peace released its monthly report which revealed that Israeli army killed 81 Palestinian including 19 children, and 25... Losses in Beit Hanoun estimated with 110.57 Million US Dollars International Middle East Media Center 8/2/2004 Minister of Labor in the Palestinian Authority, Abdul Rahman Hamad on Sunday said the losses caused by the continuous military operations in Beit Hanoun... MOH: 222 Female Palestinians Killed Since the Intifada Began International Press Center 8/2/2004 GAZA, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- The Palestinian Health Minister, Dr. Jawad Al Tibi, declared that the number of female civilians killed by... Plan to keep some Jerusalem Neighborhood behind the wall International Middle East Media Center 8/2/2004 Israeli security devices including the General Security Service (The Shabak) recommended keeping some neighborhoods of Jerusalem on the other side of the wall. The... Occupation Forces Invade Tulkarem, Arrest Seven in Beit Hanun International Press Center 8/2/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, August 2, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) -- Israeli occupation forces invaded today the Tulkarem refugee camp and arrested a civilian there, as seven more... Westerners freed in West Bank BBC 7/31/2004 Three foreigners briefly held by gunmen in the West Bank city of Nablus have been released. A Briton, an Irishman and an American were... Palestinian ''collaborator'' shot dead Al-Jazeera 8/2/2004 A suspected Palestinian collaborator who had been injured in an earlier grenade attack in Gaza City''s main prison has been shot dead by five... Israel plans to expand settlement BBC 8/2/2004 It has emerged that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has given the go-ahead for 600 new homes in the largest Jewish settlement in the... Jailed Palestinians killed BBC 8/2/2004 Three Palestinians jailed for allegedly collaborating with Israel have been killed in attacks on a prison and hospital in Gaza City.Grenades were hurled into...

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Israel won''t ask U.S. to clarify why official was being tailed Ha''aretz 8/31/2004 WASHINGTON - Larry Franklin, the Pentagon data analyst suspected of funneling classified documents to Israel through the Jewish lobby AIPAC, had been helping with the... Mubarak meets with Qorei, German foreign minister Daily Star 9/1/2004 President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei met Tuesday in this Mediterranean city to discuss Israel''s plans to withdraw from Gaza and... Egypt says more needed from Palestinians, Israel Ha''aretz 8/31/2004 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Egypt will send security experts to the Palestinian territories if Israel gives assurances of their safety and the Palestinian Authority clarifies the... Israel offers World Bank to leave one Gaza settlement intact Maariv 8/30/2004 Israel offers to SELL Palestinian land] - Would serve as hospital. Israel also interested in selling Erez industrial park. Cabinet to decide today which force... Likud MKs'' visit to S. Africa signals thaw in ties Ha''aretz 8/30/2004 A Likud delegation headed by deputy minister of Industry and Trade, Michael Ratzon, departs tomorrow night for a week-long trip to South Africa as... Media reports from Tehran: Latest Iranian missile has upgraded warhead Ha''aretz 8/30/2004 The warhead of the Iranian Shihab-3 missile has been considerably upgraded, according to photographs published in Iranian newspapers of test launches three weeks... PM Qurei To Meet Suleiman in Cairo Today International Press Center 8/30/2004 GAZA, August 30,2004 (IPC+Agencies)-- The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei has been in his route to Cairo today to meet with the chief... Shalom: Mole affair is exaggerated ''media nonsense'' Ha''aretz 8/31/2004 Officials confirmed Monday that a senior Israeli diplomat in Washington met several times with Larry Franklin, a Pentagon analyst being investigated by the FBI... Quraya questions world''s ''blindness'' Al-Jazeera 8/29/2004 The international community''s indifference to the plight of Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons raises questions over its desire for a Middle East... U.S. Technical Team to Supervise Settlement Construction Boundaries Ghassan Andoni International Middle East Media Center 8/27/2004 A U.S. Administration source said Thursday that State Department official Constance Mayer could head an American team of experts formed to supervise the delineation... UN rapporteur calls Israel ''an apartheid regime’ Alternative Information Center 8/26/2004 TEL AVIV - United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories John Dugard accused Israel of controlling Palestinian areas... Fischer stresses on moving forward with ''road map'' Daily Star 8/28/2004 FM holds talks with Lebanese President, PM -- BEIRUT: German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said "we must move forward based on the ''road map''" and... Leaders call for a peaceful intifada The Guardian 8/27/2004 Palestinians'' triple strategy: polls, demonstrations and court cases -- The Palestinian leadership has announced a three-point programme of non-violent resistance in an attempt to wrest... Iranian FM Kharrazi wants Israel pressured to join nuclear nonproliferation accord Ha''aretz 8/27/2004 MANILA, Philippines - Israel''s nuclear arsenal is causing instability in the Middle East, and the country should be pressured to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty... U.S. team to supervise settlement boundaries Ha''aretz 8/27/2004 State Department official Constance Mayer is shortlisted to head an American team of experts coming in a few days to supervise the delineation of... German FM to start Middle East tour with Lebanon Daily Star 8/27/2004 BEIRUT: German Foreign Minister Yoschka Fischer is starting a 6-country Middle East tour on Friday with a 20-hour official visit to Lebanon... Russia Concerned Over Israeli Settlement Expansion International Press Center 8/26/2004 GAZA, August 26, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- The Russian government voiced yesterday concern over the Israeli settlement expansion, being carried out on Palestinian-owned lands, by... U.S. Denies NY Times Report; Construction in Settlements Boosted International Middle East Media Center 8/24/2004 Even after the U.S. administration officially denied that it had changed stance on construction in Settlements’ developed areas, Various Israeli government ministries have already... Abbas Might Lead Fatah’s Team to Cairo Faction’s Unity Talks International Middle East Media Center 8/24/2004 Fatah’s Centeral Committee member Abbas Zaki said Monday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is likely to appoint former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas as the... Shalom praises France for steps to stem anti-Semitism Ha''aretz 8/24/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom praised France on Tuesday for taking steps to stem a four-year wave of violence against French Jews that shows no... FM Shalom due to meet his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Sha''ath on Thursday Ha''aretz 8/25/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is due to meet Thursday with his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Sha''ath, at a conference in Italy. A European source said... Annan slams Israeli settlement plan Al-Jazeera 8/24/2004 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Israel to stop expanding settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. In a slap to both Israel and the... Israel silent over reported U.S. shift on settlements Ha''aretz 8/22/2004 The Prime Minister''s Office refused to comment on yesterday''s New York Times report that the Bush administration has changed its stance on Israeli construction... PA in talks with World Bank over Gaza after pullout Ha''aretz 8/23/2004 The Palestinian Authority is negotiating with the World Bank and, indirectly, with Israeli representatives, regarding economic and administrative arrangements for the post-disengagement Gaza Strip... Egypt ''Suspends'' Talks With Palestinian Factions Islam Online 8/22/2004 CAIRO, August 22 (IslamOnline.net) - Egypt has temporarily halted talks with the Palestinian factions over formulating a unified national Palestinian plan of action over the... PLO: Israel Exploiting US Presidential Campaign Palestine Media Center 8/23/2004 PNA Asks Washington for Clarification on Israeli Settlement Expansion -- The Palestine National Authority (PNA) asked for clarifications from the United States at reports that... NAM''s call for sanctions could cost Israel heavily IsraelInsider 8/23/2004 A resolution adopted last week by the 115-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), that called for international sanctions against Israel including an entry bar to... Palestinian Leadership Calls for Pressuring Israel for the Sake of Peace International Press Center 8/23/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August 23, 2004 (IPC + WAFA)-- In its weekly meeting held yesterday at the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s office inthe West Bank city... US deal ''wrecks Middle East peace'' The Guardian 8/23/2004 The US was yesterday accused by Palestinian leaders of destroying hopes for peace in the Middle East by giving its covert support to Israel''s... Britain in split with US on West Bank homes The Guardian 8/24/2004 A significant gap opened up between the British and US governments on Middle East policy yesterday when Downing Street expressed its continued opposition to... Israel unveils West Bank building plan The Guardian 8/23/2004 Israel today announced plans to build more than 530 new homes for settlers in the West Bank, following an apparent US policy shift on... U.S. Now Said to Support Growth for Some West Bank Settlements New York Times 8/21/2004 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 - The Bush administration, moving to lend political support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a time of political turmoil, has modified... Egypt to undertake new Mideast peace mission Middle East Online 8/20/2004 Egyptian FM, intelligence chief to meet Palsetinian, Israeli officials soon on Israel''s plans to pull out of Gaza Strip. -- CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed... Israel court orders barrier reply BBC 8/20/2004 Israel''s High Court has ordered the government to respond within 30 days to a World Court ruling that the West Bank barrier is illegal... Empty promises Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 8/19/2004 American objections to Israel''s West Bank settlements seem to be falling on deaf ears, Khaled Amayreh reports -- The Israeli government has decided to blatantly... Egyptian officials to visit Ramallah, Jerusalem for talks Ha''aretz 8/20/2004 Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the head of Egypt''s intelligence service, Omar Suliman, will visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority later this... Iran says may preempt any attack on nuke program Ha''aretz 8/20/2004 DUBAI - Iran might launch preemptive strikes to protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on... PM Qurei'': Releasing Prisoners Conditional for Any Settlement International Press Center 8/16/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August 16, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei'' stressed yesterday that any possible settlement of the Palestinian situation will be conditional... Weisglass postpones meeting with Condoleezza Rice Ha''aretz 8/16/2004 Dov Weisglass, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s consultant on foreign affairs, announced Monday he has postponed his planned trip to the United States to meet... Israel is in our range, says Iran The Guardian 8/16/2004 An Iranian military chief said yesterday that Israel and the US would not dare to attack his country since it could strike back anywhere... Egypt close to clinching inter-Palestinian Gaza deal Maariv 8/12/2004 Fatah negotiating team due in Egypt, Cairo has reportedly already reached an understanding with Hamas. -- A Fatah delegation is due to arrive in Cairo... Syria rebuffs IDF chief on Golan Height withdrawal Ha''aretz 8/13/2004 Syria will not take seriously Israeli offers to pull out of the Golan Heights unless they are backed by moves on the ground or... Israelis ''could leave the Golan'' BBC 8/13/2004 A senior Israeli military official has said his country could withdraw from the Golan Heights as part of an eventual peace deal with Syria... EU aids homeless Palestinians, criticizes IDF demolitions Ha''aretz 8/12/2004 BRUSSELS - The European Union''s head office leveled harsh criticism against Israel on Wednesday while announcing $1.6 million to aid thousands of Palestinians whose homes... Senior UN Official: Israeli Occupation Cause Of Ongoing Violence International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12, 2004 (IPC+UN --Kieran Prendergast, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in his briefing to the security council saidthat the ongoingviolence on... EU Considers Palestinian House Demolition a Violation of International Law International Press Center 8/12/2004 GAZA, August 12, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Poul Nielson, asserted that the destruction of Palestinian homes by... Israel brands EU fraud report on PA a `farce'' Ha''aretz 8/12/2004 Provisional findings of an investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office into how the Palestinian Authority was using European Union aid money were a "farce... EU aims to pinpoint goods from Jewish settlements Financial Times 8/11/2004 European Union customs officers will soon begin checking imports from Israel to identify anything produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza... No tangible progress made towards resuming peace process, Security Council told Electronic Intifada/UN/DPI 8/11/2004 In the past month, there had been no tangible progress towards resuming the peace process in the Middle East; violence had continued to claim... Israel: Diplomacy has slowed down Iran nuclear program Ha''aretz 8/10/2004 International efforts to halt Iran''s nuclear program through diplomacy have achieved some success, albeit far from complete, and should therefore be continued, senior Israeli... Sharon shelves plan for West Bank homes Daily Star 8/10/2004 Hamas plays down reports of security agreement with Egypt -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under US pressure to cool down his government''s settlement drive... UN warns Israel on Lebanese airspace violations Ha''aretz 8/10/2004 The United Nations warned on Tuesday that a sharp jump in Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace is threatening the relative calm that has prevailed... Palestinian-Syrian Talks in Damascus International Press Center 8/10/2004 DAMASCUS, August10, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Palestinian Culture Minister, Yehya Yakhlof and Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouq Al-Shar’, discussed in Damascus yesterday the latest developments... Egypt Protests Israeli Settlement Expansion Daily Star 8/11/2004 CAIRO, August10, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Algiet, is due to summon Tel-Aviv’sambassador to Cairo, Eli Shakid, in order to protest... PM promises Abrams he''ll remove illegal outposts Ha''aretz 8/6/2004 The U.S. National Security Council''s Mideast envoy, Elliot Abrams, focused on the political situation and coalition-expansion proceedings during talks Thursday with Prime Minister Ariel... Israel to allow PA police to bear arms Ha''aretz 8/6/2004 Israel is undertaking a series of steps today meant to ease local and regional tensions in the territories, including opening the Rafah border crossing... New Zealand FM welcomes Canada''s probe of passport affair Ha''aretz 8/6/2004 New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff on Friday welcomed Canada''s decision to launch its own investigation of the New Zealand passport affair, in which... Hoss urges Arab leaders to uphold Palestinian cause Daily Star 8/6/2004 Former PM blasts Jordanian monarch -- BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Salim Hoss called on Arab leaders on Thursday to shoulder their responsibilities with regard to... Egypt team in ''secret'' Israel talks Al-Jazeera 8/6/2004 A high-ranking Egyptian military delegation made a secret visit to Israel this week to discuss Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s plan to withdraw from Gaza... Mofaz: Plan to allow PA police to carry guns is reversible Ha''aretz 8/6/2004 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz clarified Friday that his decision to allow, in a limited manner, Palestinian police officers to carry weapons in West Bank... Officials: Israel to allow Palestinian police to carry arms Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 Shin Bet will approve each of those who are to receive weapons individually.-- Israel will allow some Palestinian police to carry arms, security officials... Jordanian Royal Snub: PM Demands Explanation International Press Center 8/4/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, August 4, 2004 (IPC + Agencies)-- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei demanded that Jordanian Monarch, King Abdullah II explain remarks he made during... Al-Quds paper: Israel, Palestinians to hold security meeting Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 A security cooperation meeting between high-level Israelis and Palestinians will be held within the next 48 hours, the East Jerusalem-based Al-Quds newspaper reported on... PM aide: Sharon denies reported plan to expand Ma''aleh Adumim Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told United States envoy Eliot Abrams on Thursday that Israel had no plan to create territorial continuity between Jerusalem and... Israel to seek new approach from U.S. on settlement blocs Ha''aretz 8/5/2004 Israel will ask the Bush administration for a different approach to the major settlement blocs in the territories and an understanding that Israel be... EU deal in ''Made in Israel'' row BBC 8/5/2004 Agreement has been reached in a wrangle betwe