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| Jan.1 |
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Abbas 'will not fight militants' |
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| Jan.2 |
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Anti-missile operation launched |
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| Jan.9 |
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Abbas wins presidential election| Early results showed the moderate candidate wins 66% of vote | |
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| Jan.13 |
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Bomb attack rocks crossing 6 Israelis have died in a Palestinian attack at a crossing point between Israel and the Strip
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| Jan.14 |
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Gaza isolated after deadly attack |
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| Jan.15 |
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Abbas to hold Gaza militant talks |
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| Jan.16 |
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Israel orders crackdown
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| Jan.18 |
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Abbas takes truce case to Hamas |
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| Jan.20 |
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Israel: Palestinians eye Gaza force
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| Jan.22 |
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Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal' Palestinian President has secured a 30-day cease-fire with the 2 largest militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad
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| Jan.30 |
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Israelis rally against Gaza plan |
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| Feb.3 |
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Sources: Israel to end targeted killings |
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| Feb.8 |
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad disown truce
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| Feb.9 |
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Militants ilaunched mortar attacks |
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| Feb.10 |
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Abbas sacks security commanders Palestinian leader has sacked the overall commander of Palestinian forces after militants violated a truce
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| Feb.12 |
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Palestinian militants say will hold to truce |
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| Feb.21 |
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Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners Convoys of buses carrying shackled inmates left prison camp of Ketziot, and arrived on the edges of the West Bank
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| Mar.9 |
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Israel closes case on UK cameraman |
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| Mar.28 |
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Knesset rejects Gaza referendum Parliament has rejected a bill to delay the planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank
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| Apr.9 |
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3 teens shot Israeli soldiers have shot dead 3 Palestinian teens on the edge of a refugee camp in a no-go area
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| Apr.10 |
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Israel: 3 teens killed in smuggling effort |
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| Apr.13 |
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US Muslims guilty of aiding Hamas |
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| Apr.23 |
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Abbas names new security chiefs |
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| Jun.8 |
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Abbas visits Gaza to rescue truce |
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| Jun.9 |
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Court backs pullout plan Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Jewish settlers and upheld the government's plan to withdraw from Gaza
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| Jun.12 |
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Palestinian Authority executes 4 killers |
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| Jun.19 |
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Rice: Gaza houses 'will be demolished' |
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| Jun.27 |
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Israeli guilty of shooting Briton |
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| Jun.29 |
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Gaza settler chaos strikes Israel Militant Jewish settlers have disrupted traffic on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road and clashed with troops in Gaza
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| Jun.30 |
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Israel re-opens settlements |
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| Jul.14 |
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Rockets trigger Israeli raid
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| Jul.15 |
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Israel raids target Hamas members |
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Israel launches more air strikes |
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| Jul.16 |
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Israel arrests 30 Palestinians |
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Israel prepares Gaza intervention |
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| Jul.17 |
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Abbas pledges end to Gaza attacks
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| Jul.18 |
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Israel blocks Gaza demonstrators Thousands gathered in Netivot singing, praying and chanting in protest against the plan to pull out of Gaza
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| Jul.19 |
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Police try to head off Gaza protests
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Palestinians agree to end clashes |
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| Jul.20 |
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Protest march on Gaza called off |
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| Jul.23 |
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Palestinians kill 2 motorists |
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| Jul.26 |
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Palestinian forces 'in disarray' |
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| Aug.9 |
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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
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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 |
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Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement
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Deadline for pullout expires
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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
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| Aug.18 |
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Israeli troops enter synagogue
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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
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| Aug.19 |
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Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement
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Abbas voices joy at pullout
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| Aug.20 |
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Israelis to resume evictions
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Settlers ready for Israeli troops
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| Aug.21 |
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Final prayers at settlements
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| Aug.22 |
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Settlers mourn end of Gaza era
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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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| Aug.26 |
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Wanted Hamas leader issues video |
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| Sep.3 |
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Hamas unmasks its top commanders |
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| Sep.6 |
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Security official shot dead
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| Sep.10 |
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Israel to vote on Gaza synagogues |
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| Sep.11 |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza It was the end of 38 years of an occupation of the Palestinian territory 2 weeks ahead of schedule
| Israel has already removed its settlers, bulldozed their homes and demolished its military bases. 20 synagogues left intact after rabbis argued demolition went against Jewish law
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| Sep.12 |
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Abbas: Pullout a 'great moment'
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| Sep.13 |
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Abbas pledges to end 'chaos' |
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| Sep.23 |
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Palestinians killed in blast |
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Israel launches air strike |
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| Sep.24 |
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Palestinians say 4 militants dead
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Israel clears way for Gaza raids |
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Israel launches strikes against Hamas Israel launched a 'crushing' retaliation with deadly airstrikes, troops massed at the border and a planned incursion
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| Sep.25 |
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Sharon orders 'no let up' on Gaza
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Hamas pledges end to Gaza rockets The Palestinian militant organisation has announced an end to rocket attacks on Israel from the Strip
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| Sep.27 |
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Israelis launch air strikes 
The strikes in central Gaza and Gaza City are in retaliation for dozens of Qassam rocket attacks by Palestinian militants
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| Oct.27 |
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Israeli strike kills 7 An air strike hit a car carrying Palestinian militants killing an Islamic Jihad commander and 3 other militants
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| Nov.1 |
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Israel approves EU inspectors
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| Nov.14 |
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Rice: Gaza border deal 'in sight'
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| Nov.15 |
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Israelis, Palestinians reach deal on Gaza Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed on a detailed arrangement for opening the borders of Gaza
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| Nov.25 |
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Palestinians take over key border| Abbas has presided over a ceremony marking the official re-opening of the border between the Strip and Egypt | |
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| Dec.7 |
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Palestinian activist killed |
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| Dec.9 |
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Hamas to end truce with Israel
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| Dec.24 |
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Qurei not to run in key election |
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| Dec.25 |
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Sharon orders Gaza security zone |
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| Dec.27 |
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Gunmen storm offices |
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| Dec.28 |
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Israel bombards no-go zone Israel has shelled a newly declared buffer zone, soon after warning Palestinians they could be shot if they entered it
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| Dec.30 |
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Palestinians close border crossing |
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British hostages freed, say Palestinians Kate Burton, a 25-year-old worker for the Palestinian rights group, and her visiting parents
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| Dec.31 |
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Ex-hostage vows to stay in Gaza |
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| 2005 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Anti-missile operation launched |
|
| Jan.14 |
Gaza isolated after deadly attack |
|
| Jan.16 |
Israel orders crackdown
|
| Jan.18 |
Abbas takes truce case to Hamas |
|
| Jan.20 |
Israel: Palestinians eye Gaza force
|
| Jan.22 |
Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal' Palestinian President has secured a 30-day cease-fire with the 2 largest militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad
|
| Feb.3 |
Sources: Israel to end targeted killings |
|
| Feb.9 |
Militants ilaunched mortar attacks |
|
| Feb.12 |
Palestinian militants say will hold to truce |
|
| Apr.9 |
3 teens shot Israeli soldiers have shot dead 3 Palestinian teens on the edge of a refugee camp in a no-go area
|
| Apr.10 |
Israel: 3 teens killed in smuggling effort |
|
| Jun.27 |
Israeli guilty of shooting Briton |
|
| Jul.14 |
Rockets trigger Israeli raid
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| Jul.15 |
Israel raids target Hamas members |
|
| Jul.15 |
Israel launches more air strikes |
|
| Jul.16 |
Israel prepares Gaza intervention |
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| Jul.19 |
Palestinians agree to end clashes |
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| Jul.26 |
Palestinian forces 'in disarray' |
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| Aug.13 |
Hamas chiefs insist fight goes on |
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| Aug.13 |
Security alert for withdrawal
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| Aug.13 |
'Friendly fire' injures five |
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| Aug.16 |
Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement
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| Aug.17 |
Israeli troops begin forced evictions| The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people | |
|
| Aug.17 |
Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom
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| Aug.18 |
Israeli troops enter synagogue
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| Aug.18 |
Largest settlement evacuated In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue
|
| Aug.18 |
Israeli troops resume evictions
|
| Aug.19 |
Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement
|
| Aug.20 |
Israelis to resume evictions
|
| Aug.20 |
Settlers ready for Israeli troops
|
| Sep.3 |
Hamas unmasks its top commanders |
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| Sep.23 |
Israel launches air strike |
|
| Sep.24 |
Palestinians say 4 militants dead
|
| Sep.24 |
Israel clears way for Gaza raids |
|
| Sep.24 |
Israel launches strikes against Hamas Israel launched a 'crushing' retaliation with deadly airstrikes, troops massed at the border and a planned incursion
|
| Sep.25 |
Sharon orders 'no let up' on Gaza
|
| Sep.25 |
Hamas pledges end to Gaza rockets The Palestinian militant organisation has announced an end to rocket attacks on Israel from the Strip
|
| Sep.27 |
Israelis launch air strikes The strikes in central Gaza and Gaza City are in retaliation for dozens of Qassam rocket attacks by Palestinian militants
|
| Oct.27 |
Israeli strike kills 7 An air strike hit a car carrying Palestinian militants killing an Islamic Jihad commander and 3 other militants
|
| Dec.7 |
Palestinian activist killed |
|
| Dec.25 |
Sharon orders Gaza security zone |
|
| Dec.27 |
Gunmen storm offices |
|
| Dec.28 |
Israel bombards no-go zone Israel has shelled a newly declared buffer zone, soon after warning Palestinians they could be shot if they entered it
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Bomb attack rocks crossing 6 Israelis have died in a Palestinian attack at a crossing point between Israel and the Strip
|
| Feb.8 |
Hamas and Islamic Jihad disown truce
|
| Feb.12 |
Palestinian militants say will hold to truce |
|
| Feb.21 |
Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners Convoys of buses carrying shackled inmates left prison camp of Ketziot, and arrived on the edges of the West Bank
|
| Apr.13 |
US Muslims guilty of aiding Hamas |
|
| Jun.12 |
Palestinian Authority executes 4 killers |
|
| Jun.27 |
Israeli guilty of shooting Briton |
|
| Jul.14 |
Rockets trigger Israeli raid
|
| Jul.16 |
Israel arrests 30 Palestinians |
|
| Jul.23 |
Palestinians kill 2 motorists |
|
| Aug.13 |
Hamas chiefs insist fight goes on |
|
| Aug.15 |
Violence hits pullout
|
| Aug.16 |
Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement
|
| Aug.26 |
Wanted Hamas leader issues video |
|
| Sep.3 |
Hamas unmasks its top commanders |
|
| Sep.6 |
Security official shot dead
|
| Sep.23 |
Palestinians killed in blast |
|
| Sep.25 |
Hamas pledges end to Gaza rockets The Palestinian militant organisation has announced an end to rocket attacks on Israel from the Strip
|
| Dec.9 |
Hamas to end truce with Israel
|
| Dec.30 |
British hostages freed, say Palestinians Kate Burton, a 25-year-old worker for the Palestinian rights group, and her visiting parents
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Abbas 'will not fight militants' |
|
| Jan.9 |
Abbas wins presidential election| Early results showed the moderate candidate wins 66% of vote | |
|
| Jan.15 |
Abbas to hold Gaza militant talks |
|
| Jan.18 |
Abbas takes truce case to Hamas |
|
| Jan.22 |
Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal' Palestinian President has secured a 30-day cease-fire with the 2 largest militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad
|
| Jan.30 |
Israelis rally against Gaza plan |
|
| Feb.10 |
Abbas sacks security commanders Palestinian leader has sacked the overall commander of Palestinian forces after militants violated a truce
|
| Mar.9 |
Israel closes case on UK cameraman |
|
| Mar.28 |
Knesset rejects Gaza referendum Parliament has rejected a bill to delay the planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank
|
| Apr.23 |
Abbas names new security chiefs |
|
| Jun.8 |
Abbas visits Gaza to rescue truce |
|
| Jun.9 |
Court backs pullout plan Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Jewish settlers and upheld the government's plan to withdraw from Gaza
|
| Jun.19 |
Rice: Gaza houses 'will be demolished' |
|
| Jun.29 |
Gaza settler chaos strikes Israel Militant Jewish settlers have disrupted traffic on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road and clashed with troops in Gaza
|
| Jun.30 |
Israel re-opens settlements |
|
| Jul.17 |
Abbas pledges end to Gaza attacks
|
| Jul.18 |
Israel blocks Gaza demonstrators Thousands gathered in Netivot singing, praying and chanting in protest against the plan to pull out of Gaza
|
| Jul.19 |
Police try to head off Gaza protests
|
| Jul.20 |
Protest march on Gaza called off |
|
| Aug.9 |
Abbas calls for calm ahead of pullout |
|
| Aug.11 |
Thousands rally against Gaza plan |
|
| Aug.15 |
Historic pullout has begun Israeli troops began sealing off all 21 settlements, barring anyone from entering
|
| Aug.15 |
Emotions flare as pullout begins |
|
| Aug.16 |
Deadline for pullout expires
|
| Aug.17 |
Israel expels settlers
|
| Aug.18 |
Israeli troops enter synagogue
|
| Aug.19 |
Abbas voices joy at pullout
|
| Aug.21 |
Final prayers at settlements
|
| Aug.22 |
Settlers mourn end of Gaza era
|
| Aug.22 |
Settlers leave last outpost| All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses | |
|
| Sep.10 |
Israel to vote on Gaza synagogues |
|
| Sep.11 |
Israeli flag lowered over Gaza It was the end of 38 years of an occupation of the Palestinian territory 2 weeks ahead of schedule
| Israel has already removed its settlers, bulldozed their homes and demolished its military bases. 20 synagogues left intact after rabbis argued demolition went against Jewish law
|
| |
|
| Sep.12 |
Abbas: Pullout a 'great moment'
|
| Sep.13 |
Abbas pledges to end 'chaos' |
|
| Sep.24 |
Israel clears way for Gaza raids |
|
| Nov.1 |
Israel approves EU inspectors
|
| Nov.14 |
Rice: Gaza border deal 'in sight'
|
| Nov.15 |
Israelis, Palestinians reach deal on Gaza Israel and the Palestinian Authority agreed on a detailed arrangement for opening the borders of Gaza
|
| Nov.25 |
Palestinians take over key border| Abbas has presided over a ceremony marking the official re-opening of the border between the Strip and Egypt | |
|
| Dec.24 |
Qurei not to run in key election |
|
| Dec.30 |
Palestinians close border crossing |
|
| Dec.31 |
Ex-hostage vows to stay in Gaza |
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