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

 

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Israel''s green light By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 10/28/2004 The US appeases Sharon, the rest of the world looks on, and even more Palestinian civilians are murdered. -- As Palestinians were reeling from the... News Briefs, October 29, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/29/2004 Anti-Tank shell fired at the army in Rafah / Several homes raided in Qalqilia / Six youths shot wounded in Jenin / Military Helicopter fires at homes... Refugee Camp, a Vilage Raided, Two youths arrested near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 10/29/2004 A local source in Bethlehem said that soldiers arrested two youths from Al-Azza refuge camp in Bethlehem, and from the village of Al-Khader, near... Three youths shot wounded in Jenin refugee camp International Middle East Media Center 10/29/2004 A medical source in Jenin said that soldiers shot wounded three residents in Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin, in the north of the West... MOH: “19 killed, 122 Wounded in Khan Younis” International Middle East Media Center 10/27/2004 The Palestinian Ministry of Health accused the Israeli Government increased its military operations against the Palestinian in Khan Younis, in the south of the... Palestinian dies as ambulance was held up by Settlers International Middle East Media Center 10/27/2004 Settler shoots and kills a Palestinian near Nablus -- Israeli Haaretz said in its online edition that the settlers of an unauthorized settlers outpost near... Settler shoots Palestinian to death in West Bank Ha''aretz 10/27/2004 A Palestinian youth was shot dead yesterday afternoon by a settler at an outpost near the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar. The settler, who... IPC Exclusive: Israel Kills 193 Palestinians and Wounds 700 Others Within a Month International Press Center 10/27/2004 GAZA, PALESTINE, October 27, 2004 -- As the Israeli government has been over the past few weeks marketing its purported unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza... News Briefs, October 28, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/28/2004 West Khan Younis refugee camp shelled / Soldiers shell Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis / Youth shot dead in Jenin refugee camp / One resident shot dead... Remand extended for officer suspected of killing Palestinian Ha''aretz 10/28/2004 A military tribunal Thursday extended by five days the remand of a company commander suspected of shooting dead a 13-year-old Palestinian girl at... Israel targets resistance fighters'' kin Al-Jazeera 10/25/2004 Israel is increasing its attacks on the families of resistance fighters, according to rights organisations and anecdotal evidence. In recent weeks, Israeli Apache helicopters... Civilian Dies of Wounds as Israeli Forces Invade Jenin International Press Center 10/28/2004 JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP, Palestine, October 28, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Medical sources declared yesterday that a civilian died of wounds sustained during the Israeli onslaught... Israeli Forces Kill Nine-Year-Old Child in Khan Younis, Another Civilian Dies of Wounds International Press Center 10/28/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, October 28, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces killed a child in the city of Khan Younis, as another civilian died of... Palestinian mortar kills soldier, wounds 6 others in Gaza Ha''aretz 10/28/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed by a mortar shell Thursday during a gun battle with Palestinian militants near the southern Gaza settlement... IDF raids Khan Yunis in response to shelling Ha''aretz 10/25/2004 Over the weekend, Hamas fired some 20 mortar shells at Gush Katif, damaging five houses but causing no casualties.-- The Israel Defense Forces entered... Gaza terror groups thought to have anti-aircraft missiles Ha''aretz 10/25/2004 Palestinian terror organizations in the Gaza Strip my have anti-aircraft missiles in their possession, possibly Strela (SA-7) missiles, the security establishment warned yesterday... Two Palestinian Brothers Gunned Down by an Israeli Drone in Khan Younis International Press Center 10/24/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, October 24, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- Two Palestinian brothers were killed earlier on Sunday after an Israeli drone had fired missiles on... MOH Accuses Israel of Using Highly Explosive Missiles in Northern Gaza International Press Center 10/25/2004 GAZA, Palestine, October 25, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Ministry of Health accused the Israeli occupation forces today of using highly explosive missiles during their... Video: Gaza settlers and Sharon''s plan BBC 10/24/2004 Israel''s cabinet has backed plans to compensate settlers who withdraw from the Gaza Strip and punish those who resist. The backing is a boost... Egypt arrests five over Taba blasts Al-Jazeera 10/25/2004 Egyptian authorities have arrested five men for helping the car bombers who killed at least 33 people at Egyptian Red Sea resorts frequented by... Gazan mistrust at Sharon plan BBC 10/25/2004 Cutting through Gaza City, near the beach, is a road called Market Street. It is lively, and run down. From a mosque loudspeaker, readings... Israeli raid on Gaza kills 16 Al-Jazeera 10/26/2004 Up to 16 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli military raid, which included the firing of missiles, into the southern Gaza Strip town... Major Israeli incursion in Gaza BBC 10/25/2004 A major Israeli offensive on the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza has left at least 16 Palestinians dead and dozens injured. The... 16 Palestinians killed in Khan Yunis raid Ha''aretz 10/25/2004 Sixteen Palestinians, including five civilians, were killed in clashes with Israel Defense Forces soldiers Monday in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan... Palestinians shell Gaza settlements after Israelis kill Hamas commander Daily Star 10/23/2004 UN: talk of Mideast ''peace process'' out of step with reality -- Defiant Palestinian militants pounded Jewish settlements in the southern Gaza Strip with mortar... Rafah Today: Ramadan, the season of killing civilians Rafah Today 10/22/2004 One casualty, a young woman, was walking outside fher house to her cousin''s house. Another woman was on her way to the hospital in... In Pictures: Israel destroys lives in Gaza Al-Jazeera 10/20/2004 Fifteen photos of destruction perpetrated by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip... Hamas man killed while firing mortar shells in Gaza Ha''aretz 10/22/2004 A Hamas activists apparently involved in firing mortar shells at Gaza Strip settlements was killed Friday morning and another was critically wounded by Israel... Thousands mourn Hamas chief BBC 10/22/2004 Thousands of Hamas supporters have turned out for the funeral of Adnan al-Ghoul, one of the movement''s leading figures in the Gaza Strip. Hamas... Israel launches new Gaza missile strike The Guardian 10/22/2004 Israel today launched a missile strike against a leading Palestinian militant, only hours after it assassinated the Hamas commander Adnan al-Ghoul, prompting vows of... IDF soldier killed in blast along Philadelphi Route, in Gaza Ha''aretz 10/22/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed Thursday afternoon near the Gaza Strip town of Rafah by a bomb planted in what appeared to... Homes demolished in West Bank Al-Jazeera 10/21/2004 Israeli occupation forces have evicted 26 Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank after blowing up buildings vaguely connected to a shooting last... Second Civilian Killed in Rafah, Settler Runs Over Three Schoolgirls in West Bank International Press Center 10/20/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, October 20, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces killed a second civilian in the city of Rafah as he was coming out... Three Palestinians Killed in Gaza as Israeli Forces Knock Down Two Homes in West Bank International Press Center 10/21/2004 JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP, Palestine, October 21, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - A civilian was pronounced dead today after sustaining critical wounds during the Israeli onslaught on... Israeli Troops Aggression on Northern Gaza Leaves Behind Ruins International Press Center 10/21/2004 NORTHERN GAZA, Palestine, October21, 2004 (IPC Exclusive) - Amidst the ruins of her house the Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished along with scores others in the... Two Palestinian militants killed in Gaza Middle East Online 10/21/2004 Two militants killed in operation to attack army post near Gaza City, Israeli man killed in blast in Rafah region. -- GAZA CITY - Israeli troops... Jabalya defies Sharon''s military solution Al-Jazeera 10/15/2004 Riham and her family have been besieged in their home in the Jabalya refugee camp since Israeli forces invaded the northern Gaza Strip with... Israel raid kills Hamas chief BBC 10/21/2004 A senior Hamas figure was among two militants killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. Hamas say one... Top Hamas man killed in Israeli strike Al-Jazeera 10/21/2004 A senior leader of Hamas'' Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades has been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Medics and witnesses said a... News Briefs, October 19, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/19/2004 Two villages raided in the Southwest of Jenin / One village raided near Jenin / Curfew imposed over Arraba, in the south of Jenin, north of... Fifteen residents apprehended in Hebron, one shot wounded International Middle East Media Center 10/19/2004 Soldiers supported by a number of armored vehicles raided the village of Ithna, near Hebron, and apprehended one youth after wounding him, in addition... Eight residents apprehended near Jenin International Middle East Media Center 10/19/2004 IMEMC correspondent in Jenin said that soldiers raided the village of Borqeen, 4km to the west of Jenin, in the north of the West... Al-Aqsa Martyrs'' Brigades Seize PA Ministry in Jenin International Middle East Media Center 10/19/2004 A group of armed men, belonging to Al-Aqsa Martyrs'' Brigades, the military wing of Fatah movement, seized the buildings of the Palestinian Finance ministry... Rafah: ''Hundreds of men, women, and children have become homeless'' Rafah Today 10/16/2004 In less than ten hours, a massive IDF incursion on the night of Thursday the 14th into dawn on Friday killed three civilians, left... Two activists shot dead, three residents shot wounded in the Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 10/19/2004 An Israeli military source said that soldiers shot dead to members of the resistance, near Kibbutz Eretz, in the north of the Gaza strip... IAF role grew in Days of Penitence operation Ha''aretz 10/19/2004 Operation Days of Penitence, which ended, in practice, at the weekend, had an objective over and above the declared goal of reducing the immediate... Defense Min. says it won''t invest in technology to stop Qassams Ha''aretz 10/19/2004 The defense establishment has no intention of investing "astronomical resources" to develop a technology that could stop Qassam rockets in the air, Defense Ministry... Israeli Occupation Troops Kill Two Residents in Northern Gaza, Wound Four Others International Press Center 10/19/2004 GAZA, Palestine, October19, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Israeli occupying forces (IOF) killed early on Tuesday morning two Palestinian residents in northern Gaza Strip and shot... Israeli soldier killed in West Bank shooting attack Ha''aretz 10/19/2004 Al-Aqsa Martyrs'' Brigades militants seize PA ministry, parliament in Jenin -- An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting attack near... Israeli Troops Demolish Historical Buildings in Hebron for Settlement Purposes International Press Center 10/19/2004 HEBRON, Palestine, October19, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupying forces (IOF) completed on Tuesday demolition of ancient historical sites in the West Bank City... Ya''alon suspends Givati commander after Gaza killing of 13-year-old girl Ha''aretz 10/17/2004 IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya''alon ratified on Friday the suspension of a Givati Brigade company commander, Captain R., in the wake of the... Several Palestinians Shot and Wounded, as others Detained by Israeli Occupation Troops in West Bank and Gaza Strip International Press Center 10/17/2004 PALESTINE, October 17, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies) -- Early on Sunday morning a teen girl and a boy have been shot and wounded by the Israeli... Three Residents Wounded, a Fourth Dies of Wounds, Movement Restricted by Israeli Troops Ha''aretz 10/18/2004 PALESTINE, October18, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Three Palestinian residents including a child, were shot and wounded yesterday after the Israeli soldiers had opened their heavy... Rafah Mayor: Rafah''s Losses due to Israeli Aggression in 48 Months $13 Millions International Press Center 10/18/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, October18, 2004 (IPC Exclusive)-- Mayor of the Gaza Strip City of Rafah, Saeed Zo''rob, declared on Sunday that the Rafah City is... Palestinian fighters die in gunbattles Al-Jazeera 10/18/2004 Four Palestinian resistance fighters, including members of Hamas, have been killed by Israeli troops in separate incidents. The Hamas duo managed to enter into... Hamas hails IDF pullout as its victory Ha''aretz 10/17/2004 Operation Days of Penitence in Gaza ended Friday night, with the Israel Defense Forces leaving the towns of Jabalya, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanun... Analysis: Israel''s Gaza strategy BBC 10/18/2004 Israel has scaled down its biggest invasion of the northern Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Palestinian uprising four years ago. The offensive... Israel ''kills six Gaza militants'' BBC 10/18/2004 The Israeli military reports that it has killed six Palestinian militants in separate incidents in and around Gaza. It said two gunmen from the... Mofaz tells cabinet meeting: Combat in Gaza not over Ha''aretz 10/18/2004 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told ministers yesterday that Israel Defense Forces activity in the Gaza Strip has not ended, despite the army''s withdrawal from... Hamas militant killed by Israeli missile Jerusalem Times 10/13/2004 An Israel Air Force helicopter gunship fired a missile at a house early on Wednesday in the northern Gaza Strip, killing a Hamas militant... Senior Hamas commander arrested in West Bank Middle East Online 10/13/2004 Senior Hamas commander arrested in West Bank - Israeli troops arrest Qawasmeh, head of Hamas in Hebron, accused of masterminding deadly anti-Israeli attacks. -- HEBRON, West... Four Palestinians killed in occupied territories Middle East Online 10/13/2004 Two militants killed in Israeli shelling in Beit Lahiya, Palestinian girl shot by Israeli troops in UN school dies. -- BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip - Two... The tale of an innocent target Al-Jazeera 10/13/2004 It is three years since Muhammad Abd al-Hamid Sughair was hit by an Israeli missile but his recovery has only just begun. When Aljazeera.net... Israeli strikes target Gaza town BBC 10/13/2004 Two Palestinian men have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. The raids came... Child Dies of Wounds in Khan Younis as 18 Civilians Arrested in West Bank International Press Center 10/13/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, October 13, 2004 (IPC) - - A Palestinian child died of wounds today after being shot critically by Israeli forces while inside her... Death Toll in Northern Gaza Mounts to Five Today and 25 Wounded International Press Center 10/13/2004 BEIT LAHYA, Palestine, October 13, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - The death toll of civilians killed today by Israeli occupation forces invading northern Gaza Strip rose... Gaza rampage claims more Palestinian lives Al-Jazeera 10/13/2004 At least four Palestinians have been killed and five injured in the continuing Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip. In the latest violence a... Hamas: Syria holds 4 over plot to assassinate group''s leader Ha''aretz 10/12/2004 BEIRUT - The militant Palestinian group Hamas said Tuesday four men had been detained in Syria in connection with a suspected plot to assassinate Hamas... Gaza families live in the shadow of death Al-Jazeera 10/11/2004 The last thing that young Suha Ayub Ubaid remembers before a barrage of tank fire ripped through her home, is huddling together with her... Rafah: Israel on demolition rampage in Oraiba district Rafah Today 10/12/2004 The Israeli Occupation soldiers gave Oraiba district in Rafah 30 minutes to to leave their houses before the bulldozers started demolishing them. “Louder speakers... IOF Escalates Military Aggression on GS and WB WAFA 10/12/2004 GAZA, October 12, 2004, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) escalated in the last 24 hours its military aggression on Rafah, Khanyounis and Deir al-Balah... Jabaliya struggles for semblance of normality Middle East Online 10/12/2004 Inhabitants of packed Jabaliya refugee camp struggling to live under might of Israeli tanks, drones, bulldozers. -- With a belch of black smoke, the Israeli... Poisoning the village wells Ha''aretz 10/12/2004 Ayed Kamal, the mayor of Madama village, was hosting a delegation of Oxfam representatives from England and water technicians from nearby Nablus, when he... Israeli town unveils rocket radar BBC 10/12/2004 Israel has unveiled a radar to give an early warning to residents of a southern town targeted by months of Palestinian rocket attacks. The... Gaza official escapes bomb blast BBC 10/12/2004 controversial Palestinian security official related to Yasser Arafat has escaped an apparent car bomb attack in Gaza City without injury. Moussa Arafat, whose brief... News Briefs, October 12, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/12/2004 One resident apprehended in Nablus / Agricultural fields bulldozed in Beit Lahia / Severe clashes in the north west of Jerusalem / Four residents apprehended in Bethlehem... IDF suspends commander implicated in death of girl, 13 Ha''aretz 10/13/2004 The Israel Defense Forces Southern Command decided Tuesday to suspend the Givati company commander implicated in the shooting death of a 13-year-old Palestinian... Settler shoots Palestinian farmer in olive grove brawl Ha''aretz 10/12/2004 A settler yesterday shot and critically wounded a Palestinian farmer working in his olive grove in the Nablus region. Hani Shadeh, 26, from the... Gaza bomb targets Palestinian security chief Al-Jazeera 10/13/2004 A car bomb has exploded near the convoy of a Palestinian security chief in the Gaza Strip as it left a security headquarters. It... Civilian toll in Gaza grows after Israeli invasion Miftah 10/11/2004 Ghazi Filfil was planning a business trip to Germany this month. That was before an Israeli tank shell crashed into the top storey of... Israeli Jets Buzz S. Lebanon with Earsplitting Supersonic Runs Al-Nahar 10/11/2004 Israeli fighter-bombers staged massive mock assaults on south Lebanon Monday as the army moved troops and tanks onto the Fatima border checkpoint in a... Number of apartments sold in territories rises by 20.5% Ha''aretz 10/12/2004 The amount of new apartments sold in West Bank and Gaza Strip [Jewish settlements] rose by 20.5 percent in the first seven months of... Israel targets Islamic Jihad leader Al-Jazeera 10/11/2004 A series of explosions have ripped through the house of an Islamic Jihad resistance leader in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, wounding five... Sources: Islamic-Egyptian group may be responsible for Sinai attacks Ha''aretz 10/11/2004 Security sources in Israel said yesterday that Egyptian intelligence services still have no leads on what group is responsible for Thursday night''s terror attacks... Israeli Troops Wound Children, Raze Lands in Khan Younis International Press Center 10/9/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine (IPC)-- At least two Palestinian children have been reportedly shot and wounded by the Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip... Israeli Forces Invade Several West Bank Towns International Press Center 10/10/2004 NABLUS, Palestine (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces invaded several towns and cities in the West Bank, launching an arrest campaign through the city of... Palestinian Cloth Counters Israeli Drones Islam Online 10/9/2004 GAZA CITY, October 9 (IslamOnline.net) – An aerial footage of the northern Gaza Strip Jabaliya refugee camp looks like a picturesque mosaic ceiling of colored... IDF probing if officer fired at already-wounded Gaza girl Ha''aretz 10/11/2004 Military Advocate Brigadier General Avihai Mandelblit has ordered military police to open an investigation Monday into charges that a company commander "confirmed the kill... Six Civilians Killed and Others Wounded as Israeli Forces Demolish 18 Houses in Gaza Strip International Press Center 10/10/2004 JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP, Palestine (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli occupation forces killed six civilians and wounded several others early this morning and yesterday during the shelling... Sinai rescue operation ends with all 12 Israeli victims positively identified Ha''aretz 10/11/2004 The Israel Police said yesterday that all the Israelis killed in last Thursday''s terror attacks in Sinai have been identified. According to police figures... Four Palestinians Shot Dead as Israeli Aggression on Gaza Strip Heightens International Press Center 10/11/2004 GAZA STRIP, Palestine, October11, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-Four Palestinian residents were reportedly killed and several others wounded in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli... 2 Israeli Arabs indicted for smuggling weapons from Egypt Ha''aretz 10/9/2004 The Southern District Court indicted an Israeli Arab and a Bedouin from the Negev for smuggling weapons from Egypt and then selling them, it... Ten Palestinians killed in IDF operations in territories Ha''aretz 10/8/2004 Ten Palestinians and a Thai worker were killed over the past two days in clashes in the territories, mainly in the Gaza Strip, with... ''Islamic Unity Brigades'' claim Sinai attacks Middle East Online 10/8/2004 Previously unknown group says attack is in revenge for Israel''s assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. -- DUBAI - A group calling itself "Islamic Unity Brigades" claimed... Sharon pounds Gaza By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 10/8/2004 The Israeli army steps up its barbarous butchering at defenceless Palestinians in Gaza -- The Israeli army has embarked on a vicious punitive bombardment in... Israeli papers consider blast implications BBC 10/8/2004 Press commentators in Israel have been quick to speculate about the overnight explosions at Egypt''s Red Sea resorts. While opinions differ about who could... Security questions over Sinai attacks BBC 10/8/2004 Egypt''s south-east Sinai peninsula is a sea-and-desert playground drawing hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. The most numerous foreigners are Israelis, and they... Palestinian sources: 10-year-old killed in Beit Hanun Ha''aretz 10/8/2004 Palestinian medics and witnesses said that Israel Defense Forces troops killed a 10-year-old girl, a teenage boy and a militant in two separate... Israeli actions blamed for Sinai attacks Al-Jazeera 10/8/2004 Some Palestinians believe the triple bombings targeting Israeli tourists at seaside resorts in Egypt''s Sinai peninsula on Thursday night are a backlash against the... 9 year old girl killed in Gaza Daily Star 10/9/2004 A Palestinian girl, 9, was killed Friday by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, medics said. Samah Nassar was... Israel suspects Al-Qaida hand in deadly Sinai bombings Ha''aretz 10/8/2004 Israeli security officials suspect Al-Qaida or one of the terror network''s affiliates was behind Thursday night''s triple bombings in the Sinai Peninsula that killed... Egyptians, Israelis work in tandem to dig out victims Daily Star 10/9/2004 SINAI, Egypt: The scene, like so many in the Middle East, resembled a war zone. One side of the Taba Hilton remained eerily intact... An Israeli Occupation Army Officer Empties his Rifle in a Palestinian Little Girl''s Body International Press Center 10/8/2004 GAZA, Palestine, October8, 2004 (IPC+Arab48)-- An Israeli occupation army officer further killed a Palestinian little girl with cold blood by spraying her with... IDF: 29 people killed in Sinai attacks, most of them Israeli Ha''aretz 10/8/2004 At least 29 people, many of them Israelis, were killed and 124 were wounded Thursday night in three attacks on two Red Sea holiday... Four killed in the Gaza Strip, including an 11 year old child, death toll rises to 106 International Middle East Media Center 10/8/2004 A medical source in Gaza said that soldiers one Palestinian was killed, five others wounded after a military plane fired at least one missile... Tanks fire shells into family homes The Guardian 10/7/2004 An Israeli tank fired two shells into blocks of flats yesterday, killing a Palestinian father and his son in one home and wounding nine... Samarra, Jabaliya…Appalling Similarities: Report Islam Online 10/5/2004 CAIRO, October 5 (IslamOnline.net) – The deadly US raids into the Iraqi town of Samarra and the open-ended Israeli onslaughts on the Gaza Strip’s Jabaliya... Up to 95 Palestinians Killed in Gaza as “Days of Penitence” Continues Miftah 10/6/2004 Numbers of victims, homeless families and bulldozed agricultural lands are constantly increasing as Israeli forces carry on their “days of penitence” operation, their bloodiest... News Briefs, October 7, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/7/2004 Agricultural fields bulldozed east of Rafah / Military procedures intensified on Qalandia checkpoint / Army raids Balata refugee camp in Nablus / An 11 years old child... Seven Palestinians killed in Gaza on Thursday, death toll rises to 102 International Middle East Media Center 10/8/2004 A medical source at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Bait Lahia, in the Gaza Strip said that one child died of wounds sustained two days... 3 Palestinians killed in Gaza; total of 85 killed in IDF raid Ha''aretz 10/7/2004 Three Palestinians, including two teenagers, were killed by Israel Defense Forces troops in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, all of whom the IDF said... Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian children in Gaza Daily Star 10/8/2004 Army troops press on with 9-day-old incursion in north -- GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians, including two children, were killed by Israeli fire in the... 35 dead in blast at Taba Hilton, on Egypt-Israel border Ha''aretz 10/8/2004 TABA HILTON, Egypt - An explosion ripped through the Hilton Hotel in the Egyptian resort town of Taba in the Sinai Desert on Thursday evening... Gaza resolve remains strong BBC 10/6/2004 The house at the end of Abed Rabbo Street has become a deadly place to be. It sits on the east side of the... Report: Palestinian suspected of role in killing of Hamas man Ha''aretz 10/7/2004 Syrian police are exploring the possibility that a Palestinian activist with ties to Ahmed Jibril''s organization had a hand in the assassination of Hamas... Israel pushes on with Gaza offensive Daily Star 10/7/2004 Israel''s deadly offensive in northern Gaza entered its second week Wednesday as the Palestinian radical group Hamas threatened to step up rocket attacks and... Gaza raid designed to kill peace Al-Jazeera 10/7/2004 Israel''s deadly offensive in northern Gaza has entered its second week with the government vowing to press on and a leading aide to Ariel... Gaza: Israeli troops kill civilians, destroy roads, obstruct medical and Red Cross relief Rafah Today 10/6/2004 Amnah Al Najjar 60 years old is brought in private car to the hospital after sustaining a head injury by an Israeli sniper. She... Hothouse worker from Thailand killed in south Gaza infiltration Ha''aretz 10/6/2004 A greenhouse worker from Thailand was killed Wednesday when three armed Palestinians infiltrated the hothouses of the southern Gaza Strip settlement of Kfar Darom... ''Sniper who killed 10 Israelis'' arrested Ha''aretz 10/6/2004 The IDF and Shin Bet security service yesterday said they had arrested a Palestinian man who was believed to have shot dead seven soldiers... IDF kills girl, 13, on her way to school Ha''aretz 10/6/2004 Israeli soldiers shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian girl in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. Five other Palestinians were killed in the Strip in... Recent PNIC Statistic Records Week-Long Israeli Onslaught in Northern Gaza International Press Center 10/6/2004 GAZA, Palestine, October 6, 2004 (IPC) - - A recent statistic released by the Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC) of the State Information Service (SIS) revealed... Three Civilians, Including Schoolgirl Killed in Jabalia and Rafah as Israeli Onslaught Continues International Press Center 10/5/2004 JABALIA, Palestine (IPC + Agencies) - - Medical sources declared today that three civilians, including a schoolgirl, were killed and others wounded, as the Israeli military escalation... News Briefs, October 5, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/5/2004 Dr. Mousa: “More than Twenty bullets penetrated the body of Eman Al-Hams / Three apprehended near Tulkarem / University student apprehended in Nablus / One shot wounded... Two Palestinians, one Israeli soldier killed in Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 10/5/2004 Two Palestinians were killed in Ramallah in an Israeli army raid into the city last night. Palestinian sources said, the two killed were identified... Two activists assassinated in the Central Gaza Strip, death toll reaches 90 on day 7 International Middle East Media Center 10/5/2004 13-year-old killed in Khan Younis, Gaza death toll reaches 88 on day 7 -- A military apache fired a missile at a car in... Qassam rockets: Crude but fearsome BBC 9/29/2004 Qassam rockets are homemade weapons that have been fired in their hundreds at Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip and Jewish settlements within it... Eyewitness: Inside Jabaliya BBC 10/5/2004 Jabaliya refugee camp has the toughest of reputations. It was in Jabaliya''s crowded alleyways that the first Palestinian uprising broke out. In this second... 50,000 trapped by Israeli assault on Gaza The Guardian 10/5/2004 Israeli forces have demolished the homes of hundreds of Palestinians, bulldozed swaths of agricultural land and destroyed infrastructure in their bloodiest assault on the... Palestinian ''who killed 10 Israelis in shooting attack'' arrested Ha''aretz 10/5/2004 The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service on Tuesday said they had arrested a Palestinian man whom they believe had shot... IAF kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza; eight others killed in territories Ha''aretz 10/6/2004 An Israel Air Force attack helicopter fired a missile at a car traveling in the Shati refugee camp near Gaza City early Tuesday evening... ''When they heard the explosion, the Israelis went crazy. They were shooting everywhere'' The Independent 10/6/2004 The message that had been blaring through the loudspeakers of many Gaza mosques was unequivocal: "We send congratulations to the people and to Hamas... Israel kills Islamic Jihad leader The Guardian 10/5/2004 An Israeli missile strike killed a leader of Islamic Jihad and another member of the militant group today, a week into an Israeli military... Trapped with the fighters in battlefield Gaza The Guardian 10/4/2004 Chris McGreal in Jabaliya finds Palestinians furious at Israel''s occupation and worried about the militants -- Sixty Palestinians dead, and one Israeli soldier. Tens of... Jabalia is drowning in blood Rafah Today 10/2/2004 Writing from the North of Jabalya: Jabalia is drowning in blood and is now under a new Israeli incursion that''s targeting civilian buildings. There... News Briefs, October 4, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/4/2004 Deheishe refugee camp in Bethlehem raided, one apprehended / Army raid Tal Al-Zaatar area, north of the Gaza Strip / Four residents shot wounded in Khan... Nine residents killed on Sunday in the northern Gaza Strip, at least 80 killed in five days International Middle East Media Center 10/3/2004 A Palestinian Medical source said that soldiers killed nine residents in Jabalia and Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, while army continued its... Hundreds of Dunams and Olive trees bulldozed near Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/3/2004 Soldiers uprooted vast agricultural areas in the village of Sorif , north east of Hebron , in the south of the West Bank , and uprooted hundreds... Analysis / IDF believes Hamas has up to 200 Qassams Ha''aretz 10/3/2004 During the course of the military operation in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces is taking pains to ensure that its soldiers... Two Civilians Wounded in Tulkarem, 11 Arrested Throughout West Bank International Press Center 10/4/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, October 4, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli forces arrested 11 civilians in different parts of the West Bank, as two civilians including a... Israeli Forces Expand Military Offensive Throughout Gaza Strip International Press Center 10/4/2004 GAZA, Palestine, October 4, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces expanded its massive military offensive on Gaza Strip that has been raging for six... Four Civilians Killed Across oPt International Press Center 10/4/2004 JABALIA, Palestine, October 4, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces killed three civilians, including two children, in Gaza Strip while a fourth elderly died... IDF slaps cell phone ban on troops in Gaza Ha''aretz 10/4/2004 An IDF directive bans soldiers taking part in Operation Days of Penitence in the northern Gaza Strip from using personal cellular telephones in the... Gaza soldiers given APCs with better armor protection Ha''aretz 10/4/2004 All infantry forces participating in Operation Days of Penitence in Gaza have been equipped with "Achzarit" armored personnel carriers, which offer much better protection... 13 killed including a 4-year old, in Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 10/4/2004 Palestinian sources reported that a 4-year-old kid was shot dead Monday afternoon in near the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza... In Pictures: Israel rampages through Gaza Al-Jazeera 10/4/2004 AlJajeera photo feature - In Pictures: Israel rampages through Gaza... More Palestinians die in Israeli raid Al-Jazeera 10/5/2004 Israeli occupation forces have shot and killed two Palestinians during a raid on the West Bank town of Ram Allah. Media reports early on... Analysis / The IDF has started to look for a ladder Ha''aretz 10/4/2004 The Israeli explanation - Ed.] -- On the other hand, Israel is also paying lip service on the issue of civilian casualties. To a certain extent... Seven killed in north Gaza; IDF surrounds Beit Hanun Ha''aretz 10/4/2004 Seven Palestinians were killed in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, the sixth day of Operation Days of Penitence, bringing the number of Palestinians killed... Leaderless Hamas squabbles over tactics in Gaza Ha''aretz 10/4/2004 The dynamic of an IDF operation in northern Gaza is well known. The army goes in with armor to the areas where Qassams are... No reprieve in sight for besieged Gaza Al-Jazeera 10/4/2004 Eight Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip on the fifth day of a huge Israeli offensive with army commanders talking of a... Border Policeman killed in Ramallah Ha''aretz 10/5/2004 A Border Policeman was killed in an exchange of fire with wanted Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday evening. Border... Sharon vows to step up assault on Gaza strip as death toll rises The Guardian 10/4/2004 Ariel Sharon said yesterday that an assault on the Gaza strip that has claimed more than 60 lives and injured 250 people - the bloodiest... IDF kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank Ha''aretz 10/1/2004 IDF gunfire killed three unarmed Palestinians on Wednesday in the West Bank, and the army arrested a woman suicide bomber near Jenin. The 24... Dozens die in Jabalya as army expands its punitive operation Ha''aretz 10/1/2004 More than 31 Palestinians were killed from IDF gunfire in the Gaza Strip in the past two days as Israel''s military operation in the... News Briefs, October 1, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 10/1/2004 One killed, 12 wounded near Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia / Six residents shot wounded in Tal Al-sultan in Rafah / Army breaks into a home in... 12 killed on Friday, 57 in two days, and 240 injuries International Middle East Media Center 10/2/2004 An Official source at the Ministry of Health said that as army continued its military operations in the Gaza Strip, while the number of... Analysis / The Gazan pot is threatening to boil over Ha''aretz 10/1/2004 The IDF, with Mofaz''s help, is meanwhile holding back Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s frenetic idea to fire artillery fire at the Strip in response... Two soldiers hurt, 10 Palestinians killed in Jabalya Ha''aretz 10/2/2004 Two Palestinian militants were killed and four other were wounded in the early hours of Saturday when an Israel Defense Forces aircraft fired at... Report: Israeli Settlers: The ''Fat Cats'' of Israeli Society International Press Center 9/22/2004 Preface: The settlement movement in the occupied Palestinian territories began with the creation of the State of Israel, displacing an entire people, with Palestinians... 100 tanks enter northern Gaza after Sharon greenlights broader operation ReliefWeb/AFP 10/1/2004 GAZA CITY, Oct 1 (AFP) - Around 100 Israeli tanks were seen moving deep into the northern Gaza Strip early Friday shortly after Israeli Prime... Israeli State Terrorism Continues in Jabalia as Death Toll Mounts to 42 Civilians International Press Center 10/1/2004 Doctors also added that Israeli forces used flechette tank rounds against the civilian population in northern Gaza -- JABALIA, Palestine, October 1, 2004 (IPC + Arab48... Israeli Army Prepares for Gaza Operation The Guardian 10/2/2004 JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army massed an armored force...

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EU Takes Initiative to Guarantee Arafat''s Return Home Zaman 10/29/2004 The European Union (EU) have reportedly undertaken an initiative to provide a guarantee that the Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat can return home safely after... Annan gives full backing to head of UN agency helping Palestinians United Nations News 10/27/2004 27 October 2004 – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today gave his complete backing to the head of the United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees after Israel''s... Arafat''s death would alter PLO''s UN mission Ha''aretz 10/29/2004 NEW YORK - Yasser Arafat''s death or departure from the Palestinian leadership will have very significant impact on the workings of the PLO mission at... Beilin: Gaza pullout should be coordinated with Palestinians Ha''aretz 10/29/2004 Yahad Chairman Yossi Beilin said Friday that the neutralization of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has created a rare opportunity for the renewal of... U.S. heralds pullout vote; Hamas claims `big victory'' Ha''aretz 10/27/2004 The U.S. State Department yesterday praised the Knesset''s approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward... Analysis / Jordan braces for stormy demonstrations Ha''aretz 10/28/2004 When reports of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat''s dwindling health were publicized last night, Jordan raised the state of alert in its capital and... UN human rights expert: ''Israel has killed the road map'' Ha''aretz 10/29/2004 UNITED NATIONS - Israel has killed the road map peace plan for the Middle East with apparent U.S. acquiescence, a UN human rights investigator said... Israel plans to withdraw from Gaza, but what does that mean? The Independent 10/28/2004 Q & A about the ''disengagement'' plan -- Q How long will the Gaza evacuation take? It is scheduled to start next April or May and... France and China Reiterate Backing to the Palestinian People''s Rights International Press Center 10/23/2004 GAZA, Palestine, October23, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--Both France and China, the two United Nations Security Council''s permanent member states, reiterated yesterday backing to the... Israel, Jordan discuss border change for research center Ha''aretz 10/25/2004 Israeli and Jordanian officials met yesterday to discuss changes in their border to clear the way for the establishment of a joint science research... Israel leans toward accepting Egypt''s offer of border troops Ha''aretz 10/25/2004 Israel is leaning toward accepting Egypt''s proposal for deploying additional troops along the Gazan border in an effort to combat Palestinian arms smuggling, government... FM Sha''th Denies Knowing About European Plan to Ensure Israeli Pullout from Gaza International Press Center 10/24/2004 GAZA, October 24, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Nabil Sha''th, denied that he received any information from his French counterpart about... Germany says missing Israeli airman dead Daily Star 10/26/2004 Manner of Ron Arad''s death has not yet been clarified -- JERUSALEM: A former German official who negotiated prisoner swaps between Israel and the Lebanese... Rice urges foreign leaders to pressure Arafat to step down Ha''aretz 10/26/2004 HOLLYWOOD, Florida - Foreign leaders who still talk to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat must pressure him to step aside, now that Israel is pushing a... Egypt proposes deploying 750 troops in Sinai Ha''aretz 10/22/2004 Egypt has proposed the deployment of two border guard battalions along its border with Israel in the Sinai to prevent smuggling. The force''s 750... Germany and Israel restart talks on sale of submarines Ha''aretz 10/22/2004 BERLIN - Germany has renewed talks on the sale of two new submarines to Israel. The director-general of the Defense Ministry, Amos Yaron, visited Berlin... South African President Mbeki meets with Deputy PM Olmert Ha''aretz 10/22/2004 PRETORIA - South Africa on Friday defended its warming of relations with Israel, criticized by pro-Palestinian groups, and said it would play an even hand... Top UN official: Int''l community must intervene in Mideast Ha''aretz 10/22/2004 UNITED NATIONS - A senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Friday he had a "palpable sense of drift and foreboding" about prospects... More Egyptian guards for Gaza border Al-Jazeera 10/22/2004 Israel has agreed to let Egypt step up its military presence along its border with the Gaza Strip before an Israeli withdrawal from the... Shaath Urges Peace Offensive, Says Roadmap ‘in Coma’ Palestine Media Center 10/21/2004 Seeing the time as ripe to launch a “peace offensive,” Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath said on Wednesday that the UN-adopted “roadmap” to end... President Katsav apologizes for `accidental'' Palestinian deaths Ha''aretz 10/21/2004 VIENNA - President Moshe Katsav yesterday apologized for what he called the "accidental" killings of Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers, but said the deaths occurred... 10 years on, Jordan-Israel peace treaty remains cold Daily Star 10/22/2004 Vast majority of Jordanians view neighbors as ''the enemy'' -- AMMAN: Ten years after Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel, relations between the two... PLO Welcomes Solana’s Plan to Revive Peace Process Palestine Media Center 10/18/2004 Shaath to BBC: Bush Re-election Doesn’t ‘Look Very Promising’ -- The PLO has welcomed the plan put forward by the EU foreign policy chief Javier... France Demands Israel to Coordinate ''Disengagement Plan'' with PNA International Press Center 10/19/2004 GAZA, October 19, 2004 (IPC + Arab48) - - The French Foreign Minister, Michel Barnier, called on the Israeli government to coordinate its unilateral disengagement plan with... FM criticizes EU decision to sign cooperation treaty with Syria Ha''aretz 10/19/2004 BRUSSELS, Belgium - Syria was scheduled Tuesday to sign a wide-ranging agreement on political and economic cooperation with the European Union after more than five... Report predicts deterioration in EU-Israel relations Alternative Information Center/EU Observer 10/17/2004 A confidential report from the Israeli Foreign Ministry has predicted relations with the European Union could further deteriorate in future, hitting Israel economically and... EU sanction expected over Gaza Ha''aretz 10/17/2004 The Foreign Ministry fears an increase in European pressure on Israel, up to and including the possibility of suspending Israel''s free-trade agreement with the... Sha''ath: U.S. presidential election stalling peace process Ha''aretz 10/18/2004 LONDON - Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Sha''ath said Monday the United States presidential election was stalling the Middle East peace process and urged other countries... France: Mideast peace process has implications for Europe Ha''aretz 10/18/2004 French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier expressed deep concern Monday over the breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, saying the instability in the region had... Scowcroft: Sharon has a "mesmerized" Bush "wrapped around his little finger" Israeli Insider 10/16/2004 Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to President George H.W. Bush, slammed the current president''s handling of foreign policy in an interview published this week... Palestinians Cautious About Israeli PM''s Remarks over the Road Map International Press Center 10/12/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, October 12, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies) -- Palestinian President''s key adviser, Nabil Abu Rodaina, considered in statements to reporters from Ramallah, that the latest... Foreign Ministry warns Israel, Europe on collision course Ha''aretz 10/13/2004 A secret report prepared by the Foreign Ministry warns that Israel''s global standing could deteriorate in the coming decade and could even resemble the... Unrwa insists on Israel apology BBC 10/13/2004 The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has demanded a full apology from Israel over claims that its staff helped Palestinian militants in Gaza. Israel... Mubarak calls Sinai safe, says it is too soon to lay blame Ha''aretz 10/13/2004 It is still too early to say who was behind the Sinai terror attacks last week, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday at a... At UN-backed forum, experts urge Arab-international partnership to help Palestinians ReliefWeb 10/11/2004 With Palestinians'' living conditions deteriorating drastically, hundreds of experts gathered at the United Nations headquarters in Beirut today to kick off a four-day meeting... FM visits Poland in hope that it will make EU more pro-Israel Ha''aretz 10/12/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom arrived in Warsaw on Tuesday to try and strengthen the relationship between Israel and Poland in the hope that the... Annan laments ongoing violence in Gaza as another girl is hit by Israeli gunfire Electronic Intifada/UN 10/12/2004 As another Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip was hit by Israeli gunfire while attending a United Nations-run school, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today... PA: With Disengagement Gaza Remain Occupied International Middle East Media Center 10/12/2004 Israel will remain an occupying power in the Gaza Strip and should be treated as such, even if it carries out the disengagement plan... EU Condemns Gaza Raids, Disengagement Doesn''t Replace Two-States Solution International Middle East Media Center 10/12/2004 The European Union called on Monday for an immediate end to Israel''s military operations in Gaza, that is going on since September 30. "[The... Shaath: Disengagement plan aims to destroy Gaza Daily Star PA minister opens development forum in Beirut with plea for aid -- BEIRUT: Israel''s real intention behind its disengagement plan was "to destroy Gaza," according... Arab forum on Palestinian development meets in Beirut Ha''aretz 10/11/2004 BEIRUT - Senior Arab and International figures gathered in Beirut Monday to discuss and propose solutions for improving the situation in the Palestinian territories. The... Gov''t angry at Russia''s Putin for ignoring Israeli victims Ha''aretz 10/11/2004 Government sources yesterday expressed anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin for ignoring the Israeli victims of Thursday night''s terror attacks in the Sinai in... PLO Calls for Quartet’s Urgent Intervention in Gaza Strip Palestine Media Center 10/11/2004 Weisglass’ Statements Vindicate Palestinian Warnings -- As Israel pressed ahead with its deadly invasion of the northern Gaza Strip that has so far taken the... Palestinian Leadership Calls for International Intervention to Stop Israeli Aggression International Press Center 10/11/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, October11, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)The Palestinian leadership called on yesterday night for swift international intervention to stop the continued Israeli occupation aggression... U.S. Refraining From Criticism Of Gaza Foray Forward 10/8/2004 WASHINGTON — With their countries mounting parallel military offensives against t