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Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers| An angry mob in the predominantly Israeli Arab town of Shfaram surrounded the bus and killed the gunman | |
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| Aug.5 |
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Alert as bus dead buried
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| Aug.7 |
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Netanyahu resigns Cabinet post
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| Aug.9 |
Gaza |
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Abbas calls for calm ahead of pullout
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| Aug.11 |
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Thousands rally against Gaza plan
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| Aug.13 |
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Hamas chiefs insist fight goes on
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Security alert for withdrawal Palestinian Authority security forces were on high alert, stationed outside settlements to prevent violence
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'Friendly fire' injures five
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| Aug.15 |
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Historic pullout has begun Israeli troops began sealing off all 21 settlements, barring anyone from entering
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Violence hits pullout
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Emotions flare as pullout begins
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| Aug.16 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement
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Deadline for pullout expires Jewish settlers now face being removed by Israeli troops. Busloads of soldiers drove into Gaza to take up positions
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| Aug.17 |
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 Israeli troops begin forced evictions| The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people | |
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Israel expels settlers
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Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom Troops marched into the settlement, where about 2,000 pullout opponents are barricaded inside a synagogue
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops enter synagogue Unarmed Israeli troops and police entered a synagogue in Neve Dekalim with about 2,000 protesters inside
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Largest settlement evacuated| In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue | |
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 Israeli troops resume evictions The troops have stormed through burning barricades at sunrise to enter a small Jewish outpost of Gadid
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| Aug.19 |
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 Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks| The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships | |
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 Pope issues anti-Semitism warning  Benedict XVI visited a synagogue in Cologne and condemned the 'unimaginable crime' of the Holocaust
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Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement The forces reached a deal with protesters and evacuated the settlement, before pausing to mark the Sabbath
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 Abbas voices joy at pullout Palestinian leader has described a cheering, flag-waving crowd a delight at the Israeli withdrawal
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| Aug.20 |
Gaza |
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Israelis to resume evictions The soldiers and police are due to resume operations in the Strip to close the remaining Jewish settlements
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Settlers ready for Israeli troops Jewish settlers and protesters were constructing a barricade at the entrance to Katif settlement
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| Aug.21 |
Gaza |
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Final prayers at settlements Israeli soldiers and police have prayed with settlers before removing the last residents from Gush Katif bloc
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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Settlers mourn end of Gaza era Jewish settlers sang, danced and prayed with Israeli soldiers in preparation for evacuation from Netzarim
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Settlers leave last outpost| All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses | |
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Israeli pullout shifts to West Bank Israeli security forces began entering the settlements of Homesh and Sanur. Ganim and Kadim already evacuated
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| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Settler eviction complete Israeli troops have completed the evacuation of settlers from the Gaza and West Bank in line with Sharon's plan
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| Aug.24 |
West Bank |
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5 militants shot in raid Israeli troops are raiding a house in ulkarem, where armed Islamic Jihad militants were hiding
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| Aug.26 |
Gaza |
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Wanted Hamas leader issues video
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| Aug.27 |
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 21 hurt in bomb blast Map of Beersheba Israel A suicide bombing has injured 21 people at a bus station in the southern city of Beersheba
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| Aug.28 |
Jerusalem |
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PM's son indicted on corruption charges
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| Aug.29 |
Israel |
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More W Bank settlements 'to go'
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| Aug.30 |
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 Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership The former finance minister will challenge Prime Minister for the Likud party leadership
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| Aug.31 |
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Pakistan, Israel to hold meeting
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