Jun 10 Israeli Strike Kills Two in Gaza, Threatens "Road Map" Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a car carrying a top official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza City, wounding the Hamas leader and sparking worries that the strike could derail an internationally backed "road map" for peace. Continue reading
May 12 Israel Seals Off Gaza Following Talks With Powell Israel imposed severe travel restrictions on the Gaza Strip Monday, banning all Palestinians, foreigners, and journalists from moving in and out of the area. Continue reading
Mar 06 Israeli Troops Raid Gaza Refugee Camp, 11 Killed Israeli troops stormed a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza Thursday in search of Islamic militants in the wake of a deadly bus bombing that rocked the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Continue reading
Nov 26 Israeli Troops Raid Gaza, Make Arrests in West Bank Israeli military forces clashed with Palestinian gunmen during a raid in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, while troops also swept through the West Bank looking for suspected militants. Continue reading
Oct 07 Gaza Violence Leaves At Least 15 Dead, 95 Injured Violence flared in the Gaza Strip Monday as separate clashes left at least 15 dead and nearly 100 injured. Continue reading
Sep 24 Israel Raids Gaza As U.N. Passes Resolution Urging End to Siege Israeli tanks and troops waged their deepest incursion into Gaza City in two years on Tuesday, killing nine Palestinians in gun battles as the U.N. Security Council passed an emergency resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Palestinian areas. Continue reading
Jul 23 President Bush Calls Gaza Attack ‘Heavy-Handed’ President Bush on Tuesday denounced Israel's missile attack in Gaza and expressed concern it could hinder ongoing peace negotiations in the Middle East. Continue reading
May 09 Israel Approves New Military Strikes As Tanks Roll Towards Gaza Israeli tanks headed towards Gaza Thursday, following the Israeli security cabinet's approval of retaliatory military strikes. Continue reading
Apr 22 Battles Flare As Partial Israeli Withdrawal Continues Five Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were killed Monday in the West Bank and Gaza, a day after Israel completed its withdrawal from most of the Palestinian-controlled territories it entered in the past three weeks. Continue reading