Aug 15 Amid Protests and Tears, Israel Begins Gaza Pullout By PBS News Hour Hundreds of Israeli nationalists and protesters faced their own army and police as troops began distributing eviction notices as part of the Israeli government's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Aug 08 Israel Proceeds With Gaza Pullout Despite Netanyahu Resignation By Admin, PBS News Hour Israeli security officials on Monday continued with preparations for the highly controversial Gaza settlement pullout, despite Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's surprise resignation in protest to the plan. Continue reading
Feb 10 Palestinian President Fires Gaza Security Commanders By PBS News Hour Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fired top Gaza security commanders Thursday, hours after militants broke a 2-day-old cease-fire by firing dozens of mortars into Jewish settlements. Continue reading
Oct 04 Israeli Forces Continue Six-Day Offensive in Gaza An Israeli Army offensive in the Gaza Strip aimed at stopping militant rocket attacks extended into its sixth day Monday. At least 65 Palestinians, including militants and civilians, have died in the operation thus far. Continue reading
Jul 19 Arafat Renames Security Chief to Stem Gaza Violence Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat decided on Monday to name a new security chief in Gaza rather than fill the post with his cousin, a move that sparked a weekend of clashes between rival Palestinian factions. Continue reading
Jun 08 Right Wing Party to Stay Despite Gaza Plan Approval Israel's National Religious Party, a far right party whose presence helps ensure a parliamentary majority for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, decided Tuesday to remain in the government for at least three more months. Continue reading
May 18 At Least 18 Palestinians Dead in Gaza Raid By PBS News Hour Israeli forces pounded the Rafah refugee camp with missiles and machine gun fire Tuesday, killing at least 18 Palestinians in the largest raid inside the Gaza Strip in years. Continue reading
May 03 Sharon Survives No-Confidence Vote After Gaza Plan Defeat By Admin Prime Minister Ariel Sharon easily survived a no-confidence vote in Israel's parliament Monday, one day after his right-wing Likud party soundly rejected his Gaza pullout plan. Continue reading
Jan 15 Israel Shuts Down Gaza Crossing After Suicide Bombing Israeli authorities sealed off the entire Gaza Strip on Thursday to all but humanitarian workers, following a suicide attack by an Islamic militant earlier in the week that killed four Israelis. Continue reading
Oct 15 U.S. Convoy in Gaza Bombed; Three Americans Killed A roadside bomb ripped through an armored van Wednesday, killing three Americans traveling through the Gaza Strip in a U.S. diplomatic convoy. Continue reading