Fourteen
dead in Gaza raid
BBC, October 7, 2002
Palestinian hospital officials
say 14 people have been
killed, most of them civilians,
during an Israeli incursion
in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas
calls to avenge; At least
14 Palestinians killed during
Israeli raid in Gaza Strip
Al-Bawaba, October 7, 2002
At least 14 Palestinians
were killed and more than
100 were injured when Israeli
military vehicles backed
by helicopters raided a
Palestinian neighborhood
in the Gaza Strip early
on Monday, Palestinian security
sources and witnesses said.
Inter-Palestinian
clashes rock Gaza
BBC, October 7, 2002
Gun battles left at least
two people dead in Gaza
City after about 20 armed
militants posing as Palestinian
policemen ambushed and killed
a senior security official.
Two
Hamas members killed by
Palestinian police in Gaza
Strip
Al-Bawaba, October 7, 2002
Masked men shot and killed
the head of the Palestinian
riot police in his car Monday
morning, witnesses and media
reports said.
2
Palestinians killed as Solana
visits ME
Arab News, October 7, 2002
Ben-Eliezer: “European
officials’ contacts
with Arafat and their messages
of sympathy toward him are
a waste of time”:
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, 7 October
— EU foreign policy
chief Javier Solana arrived
yesterday in the Middle
East for talks to help ease
the two-year crisis as violence
in the West Bank left two
Palestinians dead, one of
them a gunman killed in
clashes.
Arafat
confirms Siniora as next
PLO ambassador to US
Jerusalem Post, October
7, 2002
Palestinian Authority Chairman
Yasser Arafat met over the
weekend with east Jerusalem
publisher Hanna Siniora
and reaffirmed that he will
be appointed the next PLO
ambassador to Washington,
The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Israeli
forces shot Palestinian
boy, died after denial of
medical treatment
LAW, October 5, 2002
Yesterday afternoon, October
4, Israeli forces shot a
Palestinian boy in Jenin.
The boy was wounded in his
side. Israeli forces prevented
access to the boy's family.
He died at the Israeli military
roadblock.
Settlers
attack Palestinian olive
harvesters, kill one
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Settlers killed one Palestinian
and wounded two others yesterday
during an attack on olive
harvesters near Nablus,
the latest in a series of
such attacks, Palestinian
residents said.
13
Palestinian civilians killed
and dozens wounded in Israeli
attack on Khan Yunis
Alternative Information
Center, October 7, 2002
Israeli occupying forces,
reinforced with heavy military
vehicles and supported by
attack helicopters, launched
a military attack against
the al-Satar al-Gharbi and
al-Amal neighbourhoods in
Khan Yunis overnight.
Some
340 Palestinian children
shot by Israel during the
Intifada
Arabic News, October 7,
2002
Two non- governmental organizations
for defense of the rights
of the Palestinians announced
on Friday that the number
of Palestinian children
victims of the Israeli aggressions
since the eruption of the
Palestinian Intifada reached
340, most of them shot by
the Israeli forces during
times of "calm" outside
the context of confrontations
and demonstrations.
Hawatemah
for halting operations against
Israel
Arabic News, October 7,
2002
The secretary general of
the Democratic Front for
the Liberation of Palestine,
Nayef Hawatemah, has called
for halting the suicide
operations against Israel.
13
Palestinians Die in Gaza
Raid
The Guardian, October 7,
2002
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip
(AP) - Israeli troops raiding
this town with tanks and
helicopters killed 13 Palestinians
early Monday, including
10 who died when a missile
slammed into a large crowd.
Palestinian officials said
all the dead were civilians,
while the Israeli army said
most were armed men killed
in battle.
Map:
the Khan Younis incursion
The Guardian, October 7,
2002
Three
Palestinians shot by Israel,
besiege tightened
Arabic News, October 7,
2002
The Palestinian Hani Mustafa
( 24 year old) was shot
and another Palestinian
was wounded when the Israeli
settlers opened fire at
Palestinian peasants while
they were cultivating olive
in Aqraba village to the
south of Nablus.
Israeli
operation kills 14, Palestinians
say
CNN, October 7, 2002
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (CNN)
-- An operation by Israeli
helicopters and dozens of
tanks early Monday left
14 people dead -- including
a woman and child -- and
about 100 people wounded,
the Palestine Red Crescent
Society and hospital sources
said.
At
least 14 said killed, over
50 hurt in IDF raid in Gaza
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Fourteen Palestinians were
killed and dozens wounded
when IDF tanks backed by
helicopters raided a Palestinian
neighborhood in the Gaza
Strip early Monday morning,
with the Palestinians insisting
all were civilians, and
the IDF equally adamant
that all but one were armed
militants.
Masked
gunmen kill commander of
Palestinian riot police
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Two men were shot dead and
15 were injured in clashes
between Palestinian police
and Hamas militants on Monday
after police patrolling
Gaza City spotted two men
they believed were involved
in the murder of Palestinian
police riot chief Colonel
Rageh Abu Lehiya earlier
in the day, witnessess said.
Hamas
vows revenge for IDF's incursion
in Gaza Strip
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Promising a new wave of
attacks in Israel and the
territories, the militant
Hamas organization vowed
on Monday to avenge the
killing of 13 Palestinians
in an Israeli military raid
on an area in the Gaza Strip
long viewed as a Hamas stronghold.
U.S.
officials meet Lebanese
PM; Lebanon delays pump
test
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Senior U.S. embassy officials
met Lebanese Prime Minister
Rafik al-Hariri on Monday
to try to defuse a row with
Israel over Lebanon's plans
to tap a river which both
countries say they need.
Background/
Terror, the ultimate recyclable
resource
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
In the Middle East it is
a physical law as dependable
as gravity: to every action
there will be an equal and
equally undesirable counter-reaction;
sure enough - an IDF anti-terror
strike in Gaza has begun
the countdown to a fresh
wave of terror in the streets
of Israel and the territories.
Settlers
gun down Palestinian farmer
in the olive groves
The Independent, October
7, 2002
Jewish settlers killed a
Palestinian farmer and wounded
another while they were
picking olives yesterday.
Thirteen
Palestinians killed, 110
wounded in Israeli raid
of Gaza town
New Jersey.com, October
7, 2002
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip
(AP) -- Israeli troops raiding
this town with tanks and
helicopters killed 13 Palestinians
early Monday, including
10 who died when a missile
slammed into a large crowd.
Palestinian officials said
all the dead were civilians,
while the Israeli army said
most were armed men killed
in battle.
12
Palestinians killed in Israeli
raid
The Independent, October
7, 2002
Israeli troops with tanks
and helicopters killed 12
Palestinians early today,
including 10 who died when
a missile slammed into a
large crowd. Palestinian
officials said all the dead
were civilians, while the
Israeli army said most were
armed men killed in battle.
PA
Condemns Massacre, Calls
for International Protection
Islam Online, October 7,
2002
KHAN YUNIS, October 7 (IslamOnline
& News Agencies) - Around
15,000 people turned out
in Khan Yunis Monday, October
7, for the funerals of the
initially 12 people killed,
even as a 13th died in hospital
of his injuries, as the
Palestinian Authority blasted
the attacks.
Binaliazer
claims that Arafat obstructs
resumption of negotiations
with Israel
Arabic News, October 7,
2002
The Israeli defense minister
Benyamin Ben Eliezer said
that the chairman of the
Palestinian Authority Yasser
Arafat is placing obstacles
before attempts to resume
negotiations with the Israeli
side.
Hundreds
of Palestinians Detained
Without Charge
Palestine Chronicle, October
6, 2002
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Hundreds
of Palestinian civilians
were detained by Israel's
occupation army and were
held up in custody without
trial, according to international
and Palestinian human rights
organizations.
Life
sentence for Palestinian
who aided Ze'evi's killers
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Jerusalem District Court
handed down a life sentence
Monday to a Palestinian
found guilty of involvement
in the murder of cabinet
minister Rehavam Ze'evi
in a Jerusalem hotel last
year.
eport:
3 Israeli Arabs suspected
of planning terror attacks
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Israel Radio reported Monday
that three Israeli Arabs
from Ramle are in custody
on suspicion of planning
to carry out a series of
terror attacks at the direction
of an agent of Hamas militant
commander Mohammad Def,
who heads Israel's most-wanted
list.
Likud
to vote today for its party
convention
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Some 300,000 Likud members
throughout the country go
to polls today to elect
2,500 delegates to their
party convention and new
Likud branch councils.
Sharon
backers accuse Likud rivals
of ballot box stuffing
Jerusalem Post, October
7, 2002
National balloting for delegates
to the Likud Party convention
was disrupted Monday amid
accusations of ballot box
stuffing in Jersualem.
Bush
hopes missile shield offer
will keep Israel out of
conflict
The Guardian, October 7,
2002
The US is to offer to deploy
a Patriot anti-missile shield
in Israel in an attempt
to win assurances from the
Jewish state that it will
stay out of any conflict
with Iraq.
Tens
of thousands of Americans
protest Bush plans to attack
Iraq; Blair told ''regime
change'' goal illegal
Al-Bawaba, October 7, 2002
Tens of thousands of people,
led by some top Hollywood
stars, demonstrated on the
streets of the United States'
largest cities to protest
President George W. Bush's
US intention to invade Iraq.
Middle
East tension fuels hacker
fury
MENA Report, October 7,
2002
Unix Security Guards (USG),
a pro-Islamic macro hacker
group, has increased its
activity ten-fold in September
this year to highlight the
Palestinian Intifada started
in September 2000 and to
show solidarity with the
Arab world as tensions rise
in regard to the US-Iraq
and Israel-Palestine issues.
Fingerprinting
likely for Americans
Arab News, October 7, 2002
DAMMAM/RIYADH, 7 October
— In a message to
all American citizens residing
in the Kingdom, the US Embassy
has advised that there may
soon be changes in Saudi
visa regulations. Saudi
Arabia is expected to start
fingerprinting Americans
entering the Kingdom in
response to a similar measure
introduced by the United
States last week, the US
Embassy said yesterday.
India:
Israeli radars to check
cross-border infiltration
Arab News, October 7, 2002
NEW DELHI, 7 October —
India will use imported
radars from Israel to detect
cross-border movement of
militants in Kashmir, a
Defense Ministry source
said yesterday.
Jordanian
prince wants to revive a
new Middle East region
Arabic News, October 7,
2002
Prince Hassan, the cousin
of the Jordanian King Abdullah
II, said in a statement
to the Israeli daily Yadhout
Ahronot that he wants to
revive the hope of a "new
Middle East region."
Israel's
current account deficit
soared 66% in first half
Globes, October 7, 2002
The blowout was caused by
steep falls in exports and
tourism: The current account
deficit in the balance of
payments shot up 66% in
the first half of 2002.
Erez
Palestinian-Israel industrial
zone to be expanded
Globes, October 7, 2002
The expansion will increase
the number of jobs for Palestinians
from the current 4,500 to
10,000: The planned expansion
of the Erez Industrial Zone
by 220 dunam (55 acres)
will begin in early 2003,
IDF Coordinator of Activities
in the Territories economics
branch commander Lt.-Col.
A. told ''Globes''.
Christian
Palestinian tells of living
amidst conflict
Bellingham Herald, October
7, 2002
In the basement meeting
room of the St. James Presbyterian
Church, a man in blue jeans
and flannel walked up behind
Fadwa Abla Nasir, pressed
his hand against her cheek
and whispered, "There is
hope."
Western
Mountain aquifer in danger
of rapid salinization due
to overpumping
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
In recent years Israel's
Water Commission has allowed
increased pumping of water
from the Western Mountain
aquifer, due to the ongoing
drought and the subsequent
dire situation of the country's
water reservoirs. Now, there
is a danger that the aquifer
- one of Israel's main water
sources - will become salinized,
if increased pumping continues
and further lowers the water
level.
An
Iraq Attack to Oust Saddam
Illegal: Blair Advisors
Islam Online, October 7,
2002
International law rules
out war to achieve regime
change: LONDON, October
7 (IslamOnline & New
Agencies) - British Prime
Minister Tony Blair has
been warned by his top legal
advisers that any armed
attack on Iraq with the
aim of ousting Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein would breach
international law.
Mitzna
nixes PA offer of funds
Ha'aretz, October 7, 2002
Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna
refused an offer by senior
Palestinian Authority officials
of financial assistance
for his campaign for the
Labor Party chairmanship,
Channel Two reported last
night.
Official:
Lebanon feels Iraq issue
bars us from acting against
river diversion
Jerusalem Post, October
7, 2002
Lebanon's Wazzani water
diversion plan is an example
of the Arab world's perception
that the US has tied Israel's
hands before its impending
attack on Iraq, a senior
diplomatic official said
Sunday.
West
Bank Fatah blasts Nusseibeh
for readiness to compromise
Jerusalem Post, October
7, 2002
West Bank Fatah has attacked
Sari Nusseibeh, the PLO's
representative in Jerusalem,
for his readiness to compromise
the Palestinian refugees'
right of return and for
organizing a referendum
on understandings he reached
with former Shin Bet chief
Ami Ayalon.
Israeli
Troops Attack Jenin Again,
Kill Fifteen Year Old Boy
in West Bank Village
Palestine Chronicle, October
6, 2002
JENIN (PC) - Medical sources
in Jenin told the Palestine
Chronicle that 15-year-old
Mohammed Zeid died after
being shot in the abdomen
by Israeli troops in the
village of Nazlat Zeid,
in the northern West Bank.
Al-Quds
Brigades Attack Israeli
Targets
Palestine Chronicle, October
6, 2002
JENIN (PC) - Palestine Chronicle
reporter in Jenin said that
Al-Quds Brigades, the military
wing of the Islamic Jihad
Movement, carried out an
attack on an Israeli army
caravan on Haifa Street
in Jenin. The Palestinian
ambush followed several
raids by the Israeli army
in the area.
Mahameed
Urges Israeli Government
to Allow Palestinian Prisoners
to Continue Education
Palestine Chronicle, October
6, 2002
NAZARETH (PC) - Arab member
of the Knesset, Hashim Mahameed,
paid a visit to the notorious
Askelon prison in Israeli,
where hundreds of Palestinian
are imprisoned, mostly on
political charges.
video
Another
Gaza Attack
"An upsurge in violence
here is the last thing Americans
need as they plan their
war on Iraq"
BBC, October 7, 2002
audio
EU
foreign policy chief Javier
Solana: Many Palestinians
trying to move to non-violence
BBC, October 7, 2002
video
PA
spokesman Erekat: "We need
international protection
immediately"
BBC, October 7, 2002
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