Sep 26 Mideast Quartet Calls on Palestinians to End Violence The major powers that crafted the road map to peace in the Middle East issued a statement Friday calling for Palestinians to clamp down on violence against Israelis, even as another attack occurred in a Jewish settlement in the West… Continue reading
Sep 11 Israeli Cabinet Votes to Expel Arafat, but Delays Action The Israeli government called Yasser Arafat a "complete obstacle" to peace, and in a majority vote, agreed the Palestinian leader should be expelled, though the cabinet made no immediate plans to do so. Continue reading
Aug 06 Israel Frees Prisoners, Palestinians Call Move Inadequate Israel moved to free more than 300 Palestinian prisoners Wednesday, calling it a goodwill gesture to aid peace efforts. Palestinian leaders criticized the move, saying many thousands more in custody need to be released. Continue reading
Jun 30 Israel Dismantles Checkpoints As Cease-Fire Holds Israel pulled out of parts of the Gaza Strip Sunday and said it would withdraw from Bethlehem on Wednesday if the cease-fire announced by three main Palestinian militant groups holds. Continue reading
Jun 25 Israel Targets Militants, Palestinians Differ on Truce Israeli military forces killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents Wednesday, while leaders of Palestinian militant groups offered different accounts of a possible three-month cease-fire agreement. Continue reading
Jun 19 Israel Begins Dismantling Occupied, Illegal Settler Outpost Israeli soldiers met resistance from settlers Thursday as they moved to dismantle the first occupied West Bank outposts inhabited by Israelis but not sanctioned by the government. Continue reading
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
May 01 Israeli Incursion Into Gaza Strip Sparks Intense Gun Battle After the official release of the U.S.-backed "road map" to peace in the Middle East, at least 10 Palestinians were killed and some 65 wounded during a gun battle after Israeli troops swept into the Gaza Strip in a search… Continue reading
Mar 05 Bus Bombing in Israel Kills At Least 15 A suicide bomber blew himself up aboard a crowded bus in the northern port city of Haifa on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more in the first suicide bombing in Israel in two months… Continue reading