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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.

 

Conflict..

In Pictures: Palestinians killed in Gaza raid AlJazeera 12/31/2004 Scenes from recent IDF invasions of Khan Younis and other areas of southern Gaza... Bungled Israeli killing revealed BBC 1/1/2005 Papers released at the National Archives in London have revealed the details of a political murder by Israeli secret services 30 years ago. A... News Briefs, December 30 - 31, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/31/2004 One resident arrested in Hebron / Family farmland uprooted east of Dir Al-Balah / Resident arrested near Hebron / Army installs surveillance cameras near Rafah / Five arrested... Two homes leveled, 13 residents arrested near Ramallah International Middle East Media Center 12/30/2004 Israeli soldiers arrested thirteen residents, mainly family members, after invading three villages, north of Ramallah during military searches of homes conducted in the villages... Panel to examine IDF policy of home demolitions Ha''aretz 12/31/2004 Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Moshe Ya''alon has appointed a committee to examine the IDF policy of home demolitions in the West Bank... Capt. R. in `confirming kill'' case denies all charges Ha''aretz 12/31/2004 Captain R., an Israel Defense Forces officer facing charges for "confirming the kill" of a 13-year-old girl in Gaza, yesterday denied all the... TA-J''lem train to cross into West Bank Ha''aretz 12/31/2004 Transportation Minister Meir Sheetrit decided last week to approve plans for an express railway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, two sections of which will... 11 Palestinains, one Israeli soldier, tens injured in Khan Younis army raid International Middle East Media Center 12/31/2004 9 Palestinians, one Solider Killed, Army Continue to Operate in Khan Younis. -- Palestinian soruces reported that two Palestinains were killed in an airstrike carried... Palestinians killed in Israeli army raids AlJazeera 12/31/2004 An Israeli helicopter has killed two Palestinians in a refugee camp in the occupied Gaza Strip, bringing the toll in the latest military incursion... Israeli railway to cross West Bank AlJazeera 12/31/2004 A planned rail line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is to traverse the occupied West Bank in two areas, according to Israeli officials. A... 9 Palestinians die in Israeli raid in Gaza Daily Star 12/31/2004 Jewish state urged to make larger pullout from West Bank -- Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians Thursday as tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip... Ten Palestinians Dead in Latest Khan Younis Invasion International Press Center 12/31/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, December 31, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- As the Israeli aggression on the southern Gaza Strip City of Khan Younis continues, the death... Hamas ignores appeal to stop armed resistance ReliefWeb 12/28/2004 CAIRO, Dec 28, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas rejected calls by Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian... Israeli Aggressions Against the Palestinian People Continue within 2004 International Press Center 12/29/2004 GAZA, Palestine, December 29, 2004 (IPC) - - The Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people continued during the year 2004, targeting every aspect of life and... REPORT - Schools under Israeli fire: 7 Killed, Tens Wounded And Havoc Wrecked Schools in Tulkarem International Press Center 12/29/2004 TULKAREM, Palestine, December 29, 2004 (IPC) ----Ever since the outbreak of Al Aqsa Intifada on 28 Sep 2000, no vital sector of the Palestinian... A Palestinian Dies of his Wounds International Press Center 12/29/2004 KHANYOUNIS, Palestine, December 29, 2004 (IPC) - - Zaid Abu Akar, 21, succumbed to his wounds overnight Tuesday he sustained during an Israeli occupation inside Al... Three Children Wounded in Mysterious Explosion International Press Center 12/29/2004 JENIN, Palestine, December 29, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Three children were wounded today when a mysterious object exploded near them in Jenin as Israeli occupation... News Briefs, December 29, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/29/2004 Settler woman lightly wounded in Gaza/ Settlers hurl stones at Palestinian cars, four residents wounded / Woman wounded in Rafah / Three arrested in Betunia / Two... Sa Nur settlers attempt to block pullout officials Ha''aretz 12/29/2004 Disengagement Authority officials were forced to cut through the security fence of the Sa Nur settlement in the northern West Bank in order to... Israeli army gets free rein to respond to rocket attacks Middle East Online 12/29/2004 Ten Palestinians wounded in Khan Yunis refugee camp as Israeli tanks respond to attacks on Gaza settlers. -- JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave... Three children wounded by an explosive left by Israeli army International Middle East Media Center 12/29/2004 A Palestinian security source in Jenin reported that three children were wounded in the village of Sier, near Jenin, when an explosive left by... Three Palestinians killed as IDF tanks roll into Khan Yunis Ha''aretz 12/30/2004 An Israel Air Force aircraft fired a missile, killing three Palestinians in Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza, Israel radio said predawn on... Israel shells Palestinian refugee camp AlJazeera 12/28/2004 Israeli occupation forces have fired tank shells into the heavily populated Khan Yunus refugee camp in southern Gaza, wounding at least 13 Palestinians. A... Training for the ''war on terror'' BBC 12/26/2004 The BBC''s Matthew Price visited an international bodyguard training course - run by former members of the Israeli secret service - and heard their views about... Sharon: Gaza terrorists have shoulder-held missile launchers Ha''aretz 12/28/2004 Gaza terrorist organizations now have shoulder-mounted missiles, and there are mounting concerns that they will shoot down crop dusters flying over agricultural zones next... MI: Hamas won''t halt terror Ha''aretz 12/28/2004 Hamas will not cease its terror attacks on Israeli targets in the run-up to the Palestinian Authority leadership elections on January 9, according to... Israel targets Gaza ''mortar crew'' BBC 12/28/2004 An unpiloted Israeli aircraft has fired a missile into a car in southern Gaza, but two Palestinian militants inside managed to jump clear seconds... 9 Palestinians hurt by IDF tank shell; Qassam hits Gush Katif Ha''aretz 12/28/2004 Nine Palestinians were injured Tuesday evening by an Israeli tank shell in the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, Reuters reported. The tank had... Two Palestinians Arrested in Jenin International Press Center 12/28/2004 JENIN, Palestine, December 28, 2004 (IPC) - - Israeli occupation forces stormed early this morning the city of Jenin and surrounded the eastern neighborhood, before raiding... Five Palestinians Wounded In Nablus International Press Center 12/28/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, December 28, 2004 (IPC+Agencies)--- Five Palestinians were reportedly wounded today noon at Sufian street and Al Dewar area in Nablus city... Rafah: "When the sunshine disappears" Rafah Today 12/21/2004 When the sunshine disappears": Questions start chasing the mind of homeless families, and the most important question that they think about at the moment... News Briefs, December 26-27, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/27/2004 Resident critically wounded in Hebron / Resistance fighter wounded in Balata refugee camp / Israeli army invades two areas in Nablus / Stones hurled at an Israeli... Three residents killed in Tulkarem International Middle East Media Center 12/24/2004 A local source in Tulkarem, north of the West Bank, reported that Israeli soldiers killed three residents in Tulkarem refugee camp, in the northern... Israel Plans Turning Separation Wall into De Facto Borders  International Middle East Media Center 12/26/2004 The Israeli security establishment revealed plans to hand crossings between Palestinian Territories and Israel, as marked by the separation wall, to civil authorities; a... Two activists, one child killed in the Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 12/27/2004 Israeli soldiers fired a tank shell at a group of activists in Al-Boreij refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, killing two Hamas activists, and... Israeli army invades Abu Haddaf area  International Middle East Media Center 12/26/2004 Monday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Abu Haddaf area, east of Al-Qarara in the north of Kahn Younis and called the residents out of their... Israeli Occupation Continue Rampage on oPt International Press Center 12/26/2004 PALESTINE December 26, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies) -- In a fresh incursion into the Bedouin village, north of Beitlahia in Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces... Soldiers club three children near Qalqilia International Middle East Media Center 12/26/2004 Israeli soldiers severely punched 6-year-old children from the village of Jayyous, near Qalqilia and withheld them in a military jeep for several hours... Israeli Troops Kill Three Palestinians, A Little Girl Dies of Wounds International Press Center 12/26/2004 PALESTINE, December 26, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- An Israeli tank fired early on Sunday dawn more than eight shells on a group of Palestinian citizens... Five Civilians Arrested During Incursion into Nablus as Israeli Forces Shell Khan Younis International Press Center 12/27/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, December 27, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces launched a wide search and arrest campaign early this morning in Nablus province that... 4 Fatah militants killed by IDF Ha''aretz 12/26/2004 Four Fatah militants were killed over the weekend from IDF fire in Tul Karm and Jenin. In Jenin''s old city IDF soldiers besieged a... Israeli Troops Assassinate a Palestinian Citizen in Balata International Press Center 12/27/2004 NABLUS, Palestine, December 27, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- Israeli occupation troops assassinated on Monday Mohammad Al Rayahi, 38 years-old from the West Bank refugee camp... Resistance fighter assassinated in Nablus  International Middle East Media Center 12/27/2004 Undercover military units from the Israeli army the Israeli army assassinated a resistance fighter and wounded his associate, at the entrance of Balata refugee... IDF planning to civilianize West Bank, Gaza crossings Ha''aretz 12/26/2004 The security establishment plans to upgrade and civilianize the crossings between Israel and the West Bank, to reduce the friction between IDF soldiers and... Fahima indicted for aiding the enemy Ha''aretz 12/27/2004 Tel Aviv District Court indicted leftist activist Tali Fahima yesterday on charges of aiding the enemy in wartime, transmitting information to the enemy, contact... News Briefs, December 21, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/21/2004 Three family members wounded in Khan Younis, one critically / Resident critically wounded in Rafah / Farmlands bulldozed, home leveled in Gaza / Child shot in Rafah... IDF troops, tanks pour into Khan Yunis refugee camp Ha''aretz 12/22/2004 Israel Defense Forces tanks and bulldozers poured into the Khan Yunis refugee camp early Wednesday as a response to continued mortar and rocket fire... Six Arrested in WB, Houses Shelled in Gaza Strip WAFA 12/21/2004 WEST BANK, December 21, 2004, (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested early Tuesday six citizens in Nablus and Jenin cities of the West Bank... Israeli Bulldozers Uproot 50 Olive Trees in Jayyous WAFA 12/21/2004 QALQILYA, December 21, 2004 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) uprooted Monday vast areas of olive trees in the West Bank village of Jayyous, witnesses... IOF Wounds 4 in Gaza Strip, Arrests 3 in West Bank WAFA 12/21/2004 KHANYOUNIS, December 21, 2004 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Tuesday four citizens in the Gaza Strip and arrested three others in the West... Three Palestinians Among Are A Senior Woman Wounded In Khan Younis International Press Center 12/21/2004 PALESTINE, December 21, 2004 (IPC+ WAFA)--Three civilians from one family in khan Younis, south Gaza Strip were wounded when the Israeli occupation started... Jordanian terrorist nabbed on West Bank Maariv 12/21/2004 ISA detains Mohammad Abu-Juyad, who planned to set up terror cells and carry out attacks on trains in Nahariya and Israeli facilities in Jordan... Anti-tank missile hits Gaza synagogue – ten suffer shock Maariv 12/21/2004 About 20 worshipers were in compound at Netzarim when explosion rocked the structure causing debris to scatter all over the site. -- An anti-tank missile... Settlers'' star protest sparks ire BBC 12/21/2004 A group of settlers opposed to Israel''s plan to force Jews out of the Gaza Strip have begun wearing orange stars recollecting the Holocaust... Israelis to sue Arab Bank AlJazeera 12/21/2004 Hundreds of Israelis have filed a lawsuit in a US federal court accusing the Arab Bank of funding a "terrorist campaign of genocide". The... Israel''s Unsettling Settlers Christian Science Monitor 12/22/2004 Israel appears to be preparing for open conflict with itself next spring, one that need not happen in a democracy. -- This week, leaders of... Gaza News: Talking peace, killing civilians Rafah Today 12/17/2004 With photos -- "They destroy my leg, my leg was smashed by the soldiers snipers, my leg was smashed while I was trying to get... Rafah Today: Blackouts and Death Rafah Today 12/18/2004 With photos -- Abeer Abu Shalouf, a little girl ten years old, didn''t seem to understand what was happening during her father''s funeral procession in... Katif farmers fear collapse as Thai workers flee Ha''aretz 12/20/2004 Terrorist attacks and pressure by the government of Thailand has led to an exodus of Thai workers from Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip... Khan Younis families stranded and scattered after weekend''s assault International Middle East Media Center 12/20/2004 The Israeli assault on Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza Friday and Saturday has left hundreds homeless, searching through the rubble for their... PRCS Weekly Press Release for the period 11 - 17 December 2004 Miftah 12/20/2004 During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to... Israel Kills 11 Palestinians, Forms Coalition Cabinet Islam Online 12/18/2004 GAZA CITY, December 18 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Two Palestinians were killed Saturday, December 18, by Israeli occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip refugee... News Briefs, December 20, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/20/2004 Resident sentenced to three life terms and additional 40 years / Child wounded in the west of Khan Younis / Two arrested near Qalqilia, farmlands bulldozed... Israeli Army Declares End to Khan Younis Operation International Middle East Media Center 12/19/2004 The Israeli army ended Saturday its latest military operation in Khan Yunis, in which at least 11 Palestinians were killed, army spokesman said. While... Occupation Helicopters Raid North Gaza International Press Center 12/19/2004 GAZA STRIP, Palestine, December 19, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)---An Israel occupation copters fired a missile at a gather of inhabitants in al sheikh Zayed... Qassams hurt 3 in Sderot; IDF says it may reenter Khan Yunis Ha''aretz 12/20/2004 Three Qassam rockets were fired at Sderot yesterday, lightly injuring three people. IDF sources warned that if the firing continues, Israel will resume its... Settlers ''to resist'' Gaza pullout BBC 12/20/2004 Jewish settler leaders have backed a call to resist being evicted from occupied Gaza under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s disengagement plan. The Yesha Council... 3000 Palestinians disabled in the Intifada International Middle East Media Center 12/20/2004 Dr. Allam Jarrar, director of the rehabilitation program at the Palestinian Medical Relief Society reported that attacks against Palestinians by Israeli soldiers and settlers... A Jabalya Citizen Dies of Wounds, Two Arabeh Houses Demolished International Press Center 12/20/2004 PALESTINE, December 20, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Mohammad Abu Rafei,25 years-old, from the Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalya was announced dead yesterday of... Palestinians Return to Flattened Khan Yunis Islam Online 12/20/2004 KHAN YUNIS, West Bank, December 20 (IslamOnline.net) – Palestinians returned to the southern Gaza Strip city of Kkhan Yunis to find their homes reduced to... Eight killed in Gaza incursion BBC 12/17/2004 Eight Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli army raid in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said. Israeli bulldozers, supported by tanks, infantry... 11 IDF soldiers hurt in Gaza mortar attack Ha''aretz 12/17/2004 Eleven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were lightly wounded yesterday evening when Palestinians fired four mortar shells at an outpost near the Atzmona settlement in... 11 new families settle in Nissanit Ha''aretz 12/17/2004 Eleven families have recently moved into the northern Gaza Strip settlement of Nissanit with the assistance of the settlers'' movement Amana. Most of the... Israel forms new checkpoint force BBC 12/17/2004 Israel is to deploy a specialist unit to take over the manning of some of the checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza.The unit... News Briefs, December 17, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/17/2004 Al-Qassam brigades fires shells at Naveh Dkalim / One soldier wounded in Khan Younis / Home made shells fired at three settlements in the Gaza Strip... 11 Soldiers Wounded in Gaza Mortar attack; Army Invades Khan Yunis International Middle East Media Center 12/17/2004 Israeli army tanks and bulldozers rolled into the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza early Friday and began destroying buildings, Palestinians said. The... Rescuers battle to save smugglers trapped in collapsed Gaza tunnel The Independent 12/18/2004 After a marathon rescue effort, Palestinian rescue workers freed six people last night who were trapped when a smuggling tunnel under the border between... Nine Palestinians Killed, 26 others Wounded and 25 Houses Demolished in Khan Younis International Press Center 12/17/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, December 17, 2004 (IPC +) --- At least nine Palestinian citizens have been killed, more than 30 others wounded and 25 houses have... 9 Palestinians killed in Gaza raid; 6 rescued from tunnel Ha''aretz 12/17/2004 At least nine Palestinians were killed and 30 were wounded in an Israel Defense Forces raid aimed at ending mortar and rocket attacks from... Israeli Army raid into southern Gaza kills 8 Palestinians Daily Star 12/18/2004 At least 2 civilians among the dead, and 600 forced to flee homes after latest incursion into Khan Younis -- Israeli tanks and troops raided... News Briefs, December 16, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/16/2004 Detainee deported to Ramallah for two years / Olive orchards bulldozed south of Hebron/ Three arrested north of Tulkarem / Tulkarem refugee camp invaded / Two arrested... Three Palestinians Shot Dead South Gaza International Press Center 12/16/2004 GAZA, Palestine, December 16,2004 (IPC+WAFA)---Three Palestinians were shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces Wednesday overnight, east of Deir al Balah as... Three Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 12/16/2004 A medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital reported that the Israeli army handed the Palestinian security the body of a third resident who was... 2 Israelis said held in Jordan on suspicion of arms-smuggling to Sudanese rebels Ha''aretz 12/16/2004 Two Israelis have been arrested in Jordan on suspicion of smuggling arms to Sudanese rebels, a London-based Arabic-language newspaper reported Thursday. According to the... Five Israelis hurt in shooting attacks in Gaza''s Katif bloc Ha''aretz 12/16/2004 Five Israelis were wounded, two of them moderately, in two shooting incidents last night on the Kissufim-Gush Katif road. Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed... Israel destroys Gaza workshop AlJazeera 12/17/2004 An Israeli helicopter has fired a missile at a Gaza Strip workshop which the army said was used by Palestinian resistance fighters to store... News Briefs, December 15, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/16/2004 Soldiers invade Dir Al-Balah, in the Gaza Strip / Israeli army invades refugee camps in Jericho/ Youth arrested near Salfit / New “security measures” bar residents... Child badly clubbed in the east of Nablus International Middle East Media Center 12/15/2004 Mr. Aqeel Fares, head of Tallouza village council, reported that soldiers invaded the village, on Wednesday, clubbed several youths arrested a child. Fares stated... Israeli Soldier: Troops in Philadelphi have an open permit to open fire International Middle East Media Center 12/15/2004 The investigation in the killing of the British ISM Activist Tom Hurndall by an Israeli soldier in Rafah, reveals that the soldiers in the... Israelis kill Palestinian on Gaza road AlJazeera 12/15/2004 Israeli occupation troops have shot dead a Palestinian man as he tried to cross a sealed Gaza road near a Jewish settlement, Palestinian medics... One Palestinian killed, four Israeli soldiers wounded in the Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 12/15/2004 An Israeli military spokesman reported, on Wednesday at night, that four Israeli soldiers were wounded when a resistance group attacked a military post near... The Israeli town where no settlers are welcome The Independent 12/15/2004 The people of this tranquil little community on the Israeli side of the "green line" border between the West Bank and Israel are in... Two Civilians Killed as Israeli Forces Shell Gaza Strip International Press Center 12/15/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, December 15, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces killed two civilians in different parts of Gaza Strip as it continued to be... 548 children killed since the beginning of the Intifada International Middle East Media Center 12/14/2004 Palestinenet News website reported that Dr. Na’im Abu Al-Hommus, minister of education, described the situation which Palestinian children face as “worrisome” referring to latest... Israeli army cuts Gaza into 3 isolated areas ReliefWeb 12/13/2004 GAZA, Dec 13, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Israeli army divided the Gaza Strip into three isolated areas on Monday, one day after a... Israelis demolish homes in Gaza Strip Middle East Online 12/14/2004 Around 15 houses demolished during early morning incursion in Khan Yunis as Israelis fume over Gaza attack. -- Israeli tanks and bulldozers destroyed homes in... News Briefs, December 14, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/14/2004 Army raids Al-Khader / Village invaded near Ramallah / Ten wounded east of Gaza / Five wounded west of Ramallah / Three residents arrested in Jenin / Resident arrested... Gaza News: Seven year-old killed by Israeli forces Rafah Today 12/11/2004 Once again, the medics in the morgue at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis had to enshroud the body of a young child. Rania Siam... In Pictures: Israeli assault in south Gaza AlJazeera 12/13/2004 In Pictures: Israeli assault in south Gaza... Tunnel blast was militants'' `gift to Arafat'' Ha''aretz 12/13/2004 Hamas'' military wing, Iz a Din al-Kassam, and a group known as the Fatah Hawks claimed responsibility for the attack yesterday on an Israel... Israeli Tank Round Wounds Seven Schoolchildren in Khan Younis International Press Center 12/12/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, December 12, 2004 (IPC) - - At least seven schoolchildren were wounded today when an Israeli tank fired at a school in Khan... Israeli Bullet Makes It Last Meal for Palestinian Girl Islam Online 12/13/2004 GAZA CITY, December 13 (IslamOnline.net) – The scene is the house of a Palestinian family in Khan Younis refugee camp, Gaza Strip. The victim is... 3 soldiers wounded in Nablus firefight Ha''aretz 12/14/2004 Three Israeli soldiers were wounded yesterday in a Nablus firefight that killed a wanted man from Hamas. Also yesterday, the IDF and the Shin... IDF to step up Gaza operations following tunnel bomb attack Ha''aretz 12/14/2004 The Israel Defense Forces plan to intensify offensive operations in Gaza in the coming days, in response to Sunday''s bombing of an outpost in... Three Palestinians, Five Israeli Soldiers Killed in Palestinian Territories International Press Center 12/13/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, December 13, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - An explosion followed by an attack on an Israeli military post near Rafah border terminal killed five... Five soldiers buried, only one in military funeral Ha''aretz 12/14/2004 Five soldiers from the Bedouin desert reconnaissance unit killed in a tunnel attack on an outpost near Rafah on Monday were buried yesterday, four... Sharon delays fence approval in effort to include Gush Etzion Ha''aretz 12/14/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants the cabinet to approve the changes to the route of the separation fence as "a single package," and is... Israeli Forces Tear Down 12 Houses At Least and Wound 15 Civilians International Press Center 12/14/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, December 14, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - Israeli sources invaded today the east of Gaza City and wounded 10 civilians there, while five... Hamas target of bomb in Syria The Guardian 12/14/2004 A member of Hamas, the militant Palestinian organisation, survived an apparent assassination attempt yesterday when his car blew up in the Syrian capital, Damascus... Israelis hasten land grab in shadow of wall The Guardian 12/14/2004 Bulldozers go in as expansion of settlements continues -- Sharif Omar has been waiting two years for the bulldozers, ever since Israel''s steel and barbed... Settlers attempt to kidnap a student in Huwwara International Middle East Media Center 12/8/2004 Arabs48 news website said that two students of Huwwara School managed to rescue one of their schoolmates when three armed settlers attempted to kidnap... News Briefs, December 8, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/8/2004 Resident critically wounded south east of Khan Younis / Home leveled in Jerusalem/ Student arrested North West of Ramallah/ Settlers critically wound one lad in... Two Palestinians killed near Rafah Crossing International Middle East Media Center 12/8/2004 A Palestinian security source, in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday at night, that soldiers shot two Palestinians near The Palestinian-Egyptian... Israel ''probed Palestinian death'' BBC 12/8/2004 Israel''s army has investigated the shooting of a Palestinian teenager in a field in the Gaza Strip earlier this year, an Israeli newspaper reports... Palestinians shot dead near Egyptian border AlJazeera 12/8/2004 Israeli occupation troops killed three Palestinians at a flashpoint Palestinian town on the Gaza Strip''s border with Egypt on Wednesday. The three were among... News Briefs, December 7, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/7/2004 Al-Qassam brigades shells two settlements in the Gaza Strip / Army: “lad killed by military fired during training” / Six P.A Policemen arrested south of the... Palestinian militants kill suspected collaborator Ha''aretz 12/7/2004 Palestinian militants killed a 19-year-old man who was suspected of helping Israel track down wanted Palestinian fugitives, Palestinian security officials said Monday. The... Two Palestinians and an Israeli soldier killed in Al-Shajaia International Press Center 12/7/2004 GAZA STRIP, Palestine, December 7, 2004, IPC + WAFA - Two Palestinian citizens were killed Tuesday morning in Al - Shajaia neighborhood, east of Gaza city when... IDF soldier killed in Gaza; Hamas: Troops walked into trap Ha''aretz 12/7/2004 An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and four others were wounded in a pre-dawn attack Tuesday, in a bomb blast set off by... External team to probe killing of Jihad man in Jenin Ha''aretz 12/7/2004 Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinski has appointed an external team headed by a brigadier general to investigate what happened when soldiers from a Shayetet unit... Israeli unit banned over killing BBC 12/7/2004 The Israeli army has suspended an elite unit from duty while it investigates the killing of a Palestinian militant during a raid in the... Video: Palestinian children caught in the crossfire BBC 12/7/2004 One Israeli soldier has been killed when a booby-trapped chicken coop exploded in the central Gaza Strip. The attack was claimed by Hamas. In... Blast sparks battle in Gaza Strip BBC 12/7/2004 Palestinian militants killed one Israeli soldier and wounded four others when they detonated a booby-trapped chicken coop in the central Gaza Strip. The attack... Gaza: Snipers and Children Rafah Today 12/5/2004 Israeli Occupation Forces shelled Al Zahra Village with tanks, and fire errupted in one of the building. Four year old Shaima Abu Shamaleh was... Three killed as violence flares up in Gaza Strip Middle East Online 12/7/2004 Two Palestinian militants killed in separate spy plane attacks, Israeli soldier killed by explosive device in Gaza. -- GAZA CITY - Two fighters from the radical... Rafah Today: Other children imitate storybook characters; ours play at being mourners Rafah Today 12/5/2004 Thousands, of Rafah''s citizens routinely join the funeral processions that take place nearly every day here. They have become such a common sight that... Four Palestinians, one Israeli solider killed in Gaza Strip International Middle East Media Center 12/7/2004 Hamas''s military wing anounced that two of its operatives, who carried out the tuesday attack, were also killed in the operation. number of Palestinians... Journalist critically wounded in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 12/4/2004 A Medical source in Gaza said that Abdullah Saafin, 44, head of the American Al-Hurra Satellite Station office in the area, was critically wounded... Israeli Troops Wound a Citizen in Rafah, Close Roads in West Bank International Press Center 12/5/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, December 5, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)-- Mahmoud Abu Hasanain, 20 years-old, from the southern Gaza Strip City of Rafah, was shot and wounded... News Briefs, December 5 - 6, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/6/2004 Three arrested at Al-Matahin checkpoint / Amy raids Beit Sahour / Seven arrested in Hebron / Agricultural fields bulldozed in Khan Younis / Six residents, including a doctor... Ten Students arrested in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 12/6/2004 Soldiers conducted thorough searches in Nablus, north of the West Bank, on Monday morning and arrested ten students of Al-Najah University. A local source... IDF troops arrest senior Hamas militant in Tul Karm raid Ha''aretz 12/5/2004 Israel Defense Forces troops yesterday arrested Rami Teikh, the head of the Hamas military wing in Tul Karm, as well as two other wanted... Civilian Wounded Near Rafah as Israeli Forces Arrest Others in West Bank International Press Center 12/6/2004 RAFAH, Palestine, December 6, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded a civilian in the city of Rafah in Gaza Strip in... Israeli Troops Hold Citizens in Khan Younis, Storm Dehaisha Refugee Camp International Press Center 12/6/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, December 6, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies)--The Israeli occupation troops held on Monday afternoon six Palestinians on the Matahen checkpoint, just north... Israel deploys Patriot missile battery to defend Haifa against Hizbullah Daily Star 12/7/2004 BEIRUT: Israel has deployed a battery of Patriot anti-missile missiles in the Haifa bay district, apparently to defend the northern port city from the... Israeli jailed for role in terror group that attacked Arab schools The Independent 12/7/2004 An extreme right Jewish settler convicted under counter-terrorism legislation for membership of an organisation that killed eight Palestinian civilians was jailed for eight years... News Briefs, December 1-2, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 12/2/2004 At least five residents wounded in Beit Liqya/Olive pickers attacked near Bethlehem, three arrested / Al-Tuffah checkpoint closed / Two youths wounded south of Nablus... Fatah activist assassinated in Nablus International Middle East Media Center 12/1/2004 An Israeli under covered military unit assassinated, on Tuesday at night, a Fatah activist near his home, in Balata refugee camp, in Nablus. A... IDF, Gaza settlers mull security after pullout Ha''aretz 12/1/2004 Israel Defense Forces officers and representatives of communities bordering on the Gaza Strip met earlier this week to discuss ways of protecting Israeli settlements... Tulkarem raided, 13 residents arrested International Middle East Media Center 12/2/2004 Soldiers arrested 13 residents, among them five college students, during thorough searches carried out in Tulkarem on Thursday morning. A local source in Tulkarem... Israelis shoot 4-year-old child in Gaza Electronic Intifada 12/1/2004 Israeli forces have shot and seriously wounded a four-year-old Palestinian child in Rafah, in southern Gaza, witnesses and medical sources said. Palestinian medical sources... Israeli Forces Wound Five Civilians, Arrest Six International Press Center 12/2/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, December 1, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded five civilians in a town near Ramallah and arrested six others...

Diplomacy..

PM''s office rejects Olmert''s Call for a Wider Unilateral WB Pullout International Middle East Media Center 12/30/2004 The Israeli Prime Minister''s Office Thursday rejected Remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, indicating further West Bank withdrawals beyond areas outlined in the... Abbas Might be Allowed a Visit to Haram Al-Sharif Prior to Elections International Middle East Media Center 12/31/2004 Israeli and Palestinian officials have been meeting to discuss the possibility of allowing PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas to make an election campaign visit to... Abbas Speech Echoes Arafat’s Rhetoric Forward 12/31/2004 TEL AVIV — Delivering his first-ever election speech last week, the leading candidate to replace Yasser Arafat as chairman of the Palestinian Authority sounded very... Dahlan in Egypt in efforts to release Bargouthi International Middle East Media Center 12/29/2004 Palestinian informed sources reported that the former PA security advisor Mohammad Dahlan is currently visiting Egypt in efforts to release the jailed Palestinian Law... Sharon accepts invite to China Ha''aretz 12/29/2004 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he has accepted an invitation to visit China, though the visit could be overshadowed by friction over... Abbas: Tear down this wall AlJazeera 12/29/2004 Taking his campaign to succeed Yasir Arafat to the foot of Israel''s West Bank separation wall, interim Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has said there... Sri Lanka accepts Israel''s offer to send medical supplies, but not IDF delegation Ha''aretz 12/29/2004 A 150-member Israeli aid delegation canceled its mission to Sri Lanka yesterday after the government in Colombo refused to accept the Israeli team... Turkish foreign minister to visit Israel Ha''aretz 12/28/2004 ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul will travel to Israel next week, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, in what appeared to be an effort... New year, new hope for the Middle East? BBC 12/28/2004 2004 was the year of Yasser Arafat''s death and of Ariel Sharon''s decision to withdraw unilaterally from illegal Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip... Arab League: No Palestine soon AlJazeera 12/28/2004 Arab League chief Amr Musa has played down talk of the creation of a Palestinian state, dismissing the idea that the peace process is... French Strategic Expert: Circumstances Suitable for Middle East Peace International Press Center 12/28/2004 PARIS, December 28, 2004 (IPC+WAFA)-- French expert of international strategic relations, Dr. Boniface Pascal, believed yesterday that underway world and regional circumstances are... Syria: Israel does not want peace AlJazeera 12/27/2004 Syrian Vice-President Muhammad Zuhayr Mashariqa has criticised Israel for not responding to his government''s peace overtures. In a speech to delegates at the National... Meeting could pave way for roadmap BBC 12/24/2004 The visit by British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Israel and the Palestinian territories was designed to help fill a gap in the effort... Abbas'' opening campaign salvo: No settlement blocs Ha''aretz 12/26/2004 Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) began his public bid to succeed the late Yasser Arafat at a rally yesterday... PLO Head Marks Christmas in Bethlehem, First Time in 4 Years International Middle East Media Center 12/25/2004 PLO head Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Bethlehem late Friday for Christmas celebrations. Since 2001, Israel barred former PLO leader President Yasser Arafat from joining... Abbas Promises Changing Methods, Not Demands  International Middle East Media Center 12/26/2004 New PLO head Mahmoud Abbas began his public bid for presidential elections at a rally Saturday in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, near... Hundreds of leading Palestinians urge end to violence Ha''aretz 12/27/2004 Prominent Palestinian figures yesterday appealed for an end to violence, adding weight to Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas'' bid to succeed Yasser Arafat... Abu Mazen Sticks to the Palestinian Inalienable Rights International Press Center 12/27/2004 ALBEIRA, Palestine, December 27, 2004 (IPC+ Agencies) -- Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the January 9 presidential candidate, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu... Israel to lift curbs before vote BBC 12/27/2004 Israel has approved measures it says are aimed at ensuring that next month''s Palestinian election goes smoothly. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the whole... Egyptian diplomats to monitor PA election Ha''aretz 12/27/2004 CAIRO - Fourteen Egyptian diplomats left yesterday for the Palestinian Authority to join hundreds of election observers from several countries to monitor the January 9... Hamas wins big in first local elections in W. Bank since ''76 Ha''aretz 12/26/2004 Hamas racked up significant achievements in Thursday''s elections for local councils in the West Bank. Haaretz has found that of the 26 races held... Palestinians: Inmate release a PR ploy AlJazeera 12/27/2004 Palestinians say the release of 160 prisoners by Israel is but a public relations gimmick since most were to be released in any case... Diplomatic reports: UNIFIL reduction on border definite Daily Star 12/22/2004 Lack of funds cited, but some here blame 1559 instead -- BEIRUT: Local officials have received two diplomatic reports from New York and Washington saying... Israeli FM ''discouraged'' by new PLO chief Middle East Online 12/21/2004 Shalom accuses Abbas of being reluctant to confront armed groups, wanting to preserve Arafat''s legacy. -- JERUSALEM - Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Tuesday he... ''Third Party'' Conference Discusses Ways to Activate International Community in Mid East Peace Process International Press Center 12/21/2004 The international community has played an important role in mediating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the years, and has brokered many deals and agreements to... World Bank: Palestinians need hope Daily Star 12/22/2004 Wolfensohn: israeli withdrawal alone is not enough - Donors are apparently ready to increase funding, but only if the situation on the ground improves -- JERUSALEM... Gulf call for Palestinian state BBC 12/21/2004 The leaders of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) have urged President Bush to make the creation of an independent Palestinian state an absolute priority... Abbas hails ''eternal'' Arafat at end of mourning period Daily Star 12/22/2004 Blair set to visit Mideast on peace drive -- PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas marked the end of 40 days of mourning Tuesday with lavish praise... World Bank president: Pullout is not enough Ha''aretz 12/21/2004 Disengagement is insufficient if it does not also give hope to the Palestinians, World Bank President James Wolfensohn said in an interview with Haaretz... Palestinians to assume responsibilities in Gaza after Israel pullout: Abbas ReliefWeb 12/20/2004 AMMAN, Dec 20 (AFP) - PLO chief Mahmud Abbas said Monday the Palestinians were ready to assume their responsibilities when Israel pulls out from the... Hamas terms peace with Israel as "mirage" ReliefWeb 12/20/2004 GAZA, Dec 20, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - "In the last few days, there were some Palestinians talking about a coming breakthrough in the peace... PLO Calls on Bush to Pull back His Pledges to Sharon Palestine Media Center 12/18/2004 Abbas: Israeli PM’s Herzliya ‘Conditions’ a ‘Disaster, Unacceptable’ -- PLO Chairman Mahmud Abbas and the Palestine National Authority (PNA) have affirmed the Palestinians are not... Abbas, Blair to Discuss ‘Content’ of Int’l Conference Palestine Media Center 12/20/2004 PLO Seeks Final Status Negotiations in London, Israel Won’t Attend -- PLO Chairman Mahmud Abbas confirmed Monday there is a strong link between British Prime... Israel to release 170 Palestinian prisoners as goodwill gesture Ha''aretz 12/20/2004 A special ministerial committee approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners yesterday in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described as a "goodwill gesture" to... Blair pursues Mid-East mission BBC 12/20/2004 A visit to the Middle East by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair this week is likely to lead to a limited form of... World Bank head to arrive in Israel International Middle East Media Center 12/20/2004 World Bank head, James Wolfensohn, is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Monday, in order to demand Israel to lift the closure imposed over... Israel Radio: Iran has uncovered spy ring for Israel Ha''aretz 12/20/2004 Iran announced yesterday that its intelligence services have uncovered a spy ring that collected intelligence information for Israel, according to a report by Israel... Jordan Rejects Sharon''s Remarks over West Bank Settlements International Press Center 12/19/2004 AMMAN, Jordan, December 19, 2004 (IPC+ Jordan Times)-- The Jordanian government rejected on Saturday Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s statements that Tel Aviv would... Israel to shun Mid-East ''event'' BBC 12/20/2004 Israel''s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says that his country will not take part in a Middle East conference. Reports say Britain is organising a... Gaza withdrawal must not stall larger pullout, say ''road map'' sponsors Daily Star 12/21/2004 Abbas welcomes any Disengagement -- Sponsors of the "road map" peace plan for the Middle East insisted Monday that they would not allow Israel''s planned... Al Burghothi: Sharon''s Remark Is an Obstacle In The Face Of Peace International Press Center 12/19/2004 GAZA, Palestine, December 19, 2004 (IPC) ---The candidate for the anticipated Palestinian Presidential elections, Dr. Mustafa al Burghothi said that the Israeli prime minister... For some, no free speech at Herzliya Ha''aretz 12/17/2004 One session of this week''s prestigious Herzliya Conference was funded by the panelists rather than the conference - the session on ideas for an Israeli-Palestinian... Israeli President Unveils Plan For ''World Knesset'' Forward 12/17/2004 JERUSALEM — Israel''s government took its first public step last week toward the formal creation of an international Jewish "parliament," whose purpose would be to... EU praises Palestinians'' peaceful transition Ha''aretz 12/17/2004 BRUSSELS - European Union leaders praised Palestinian authorities Friday for pursuing a peaceful transition of power after the November 11 death of Palestinian leader Yasser... British PM visit region, meet Abbas, Sharon Ha''aretz 12/17/2004 b>Israel supports Blair''s peace summit, but won''t participate -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West... As Israel Debates Syrian Overture, Washington Presses To Stop Talk Forward 12/17/2004 State, Defense Departments In Rare Unity on Mideast Policy -- WASHINGTON — While Syria''s repeated offers to reopen peace talks with Jerusalem are triggering a fierce... Sharon Rejects Right of Return; Return to 67 Borders International Middle East Media Center 12/17/2004 In a televised speech at the Herzliya Conference on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced that he had reached a “strategic agreement” with... US ''anger'' at Israel weapons sale BBC 12/16/2004 The Israeli defence ministry has confirmed that it faced questioning by Washington over arms sales to China. But the ministry denied media reports that... Abbas rejects Sharon offer over Gaza AlJazeera 12/17/2004 Palestinian presidential frontrunner Mahmud Abbas has rejected an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to coordinate Israel''s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip... Unifil chief says cease-fire toughest task Daily Star 12/17/2004 BEIRUT: Alain Pellegrini, commander of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil), said Thursday that a cease-fire on the Israeli-Lebanese border is one... Finally, NATO wants Israel on board Ha''aretz 12/16/2004 It''s been a long time since Israel has received such a firm embrace. When it comes to NATO, Israel is a desirable and sought-after... Egypt postpones Rafah troop deployment Ha''aretz 12/16/2004 Egypt has postponed until April 2005 its increased deployment of soldiers along the Egyptian side of Philadelphi route on the Sinai-Gaza Strip border in... Shalom calls for summit to back new PA leadership Ha''aretz 12/16/2004 Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has called for "an international summit" that would give backing to the new Palestinian leadership in carrying out reforms. Speaking... US did not call for Yaron''s resignation, Pentagon tells "Globes" Globes 12/16/2004 Channel 2 reported US officials demanded that Defense Ministry chief Amos Yaron resign over weapons deals with China. -- The US Department of Defense yesterday... Sharon backs Blair''s London summit plan The Guardian 12/17/2004 Middle East talks to focus on economy and security -- The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has thrown his weight behind Tony Blair''s plans for... Abu Mazen: We Want to Negotiate, Armed Uprising Must End Palestine Media Center 12/15/2004 US Welcomes Abbas’ Call, Israel Mum and Hamas Says Not Ready Yet -- PLO Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said Tuesday the armed uprising against... Controversy greets Egypt-Israel pact AlJazeera 12/15/2004 Sporadic demonstrations have broken out throughout the Egyptian capital Cairo protesting against the Egypt-Israel trade agreement. However, Egyptian economists have defended the pact as... Dahlan: No Hope for Final Agreement with Sharon International Middle East Media Center 12/15/2004 Palestinian former Security Affairs minister Mohammed Dahaln said Tuesday “Sharon is not interested in cooperation with Palestinians”, therefore, no hopes for a “historical agreement... Hamas rejects claim that use of weapons ''has got to stop'' Ha''aretz 12/15/2004 A Hamas spokesman dismissed remarks made by Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Mahmoud Abbas, who said Tuesday in an interview with the London-based Arabic newspaper... Hamas Confirms Secret Talks With US, EU Islam Online 12/15/2004 GAZA CITY , December 15 (IslamOnline.net) – The United States and the European Union had been in contact with Hamas over the past few months despite... Egypt, Israel sign deal on free trade with U.S. Washington Times 12/14/2004 TEL AVIV — Egypt and Israel will sign a joint free-trade agreement with the United States in Cairo today, a sign that a recent thaw... Gov''t: No need to halt settlements approved before 2003 Ha''aretz 12/15/2004 The government decision adopting the road map that obliges Israel "to freeze all settlement activity, including natural growth," has no operative legal standing, according... Abbas says intifada was mistake The Guardian 12/16/2004 Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader campaigning to succeed Yasser Arafat in elections next month, said the four-year-old armed uprising against Israel was a mistake...