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| Aug. 25 |
West Bank |
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Israel frees Palestinian prisoners Israel released nearly 200 prisoners into the West Bank, a move it says is a goodwill gesture aimed at bolstering efforts to end the conflic...
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| Aug. 24 |
Jerusalem |
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200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed
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| Aug. 13 |
West Bank |
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Palestinians say farewell to poet |
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Global trade deal falls apart
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| Jul.25 |
Gaza |
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Five die in Gaza City explosion
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| Jul.16 |
Beirut |
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Militants get heroes' welcome home |
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President charged with genocide
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| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
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First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce Hamas said it's leaders are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes
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| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
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Gaza |
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Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce Palestinian militants and the Israeli military traded violent attacks a day before a truce was scheduled to take effect
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Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis
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| Mar.5 |
Gaza |
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Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 |
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| Mar.2 |
Gaza |
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Israel begins Gaza withdrawal |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win'
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| Mar.1 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Feb.28 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip| Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are staying at home | | |
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Prodi resigns after losing vote
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians blow up border wall 
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| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
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Gaza City plunged into darkness |
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| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
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Israeli attack levels Hamas building |
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Kenya 'turned into killing field'
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| Jan.15 |
Gaza |
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Israeli Gaza City raid kills 16
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| Dec.15 |
Gaza |
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Huge rally marks Hamas anniversary |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq
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| Nov.12 |
Gaza |
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Deadly clash at Arafat rally |
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| Sep.6 |
Syria |
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor
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Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
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EU leaders agree on reform treaty
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| Jun.19 |
Gaza |
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Gazans trapped at Israeli crossing |
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| Jun.17 |
West Bank |
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New Palestinian cabinet sworn in |
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| Jun.15 |
West Bank |
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Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM |
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| Jun.14 |
Gaza |
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Hamas 'in full control of Gaza' |
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West Bank |
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Abbas sacks Hamas-led government |
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Gaza |
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza 
| The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory. Fighters seized Fatah's Preventative Security building and the intelligence service headquarters, and overran Rafah.
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
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Gaza |
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Hamas launches new attacks |
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| Jun.11 |
Gaza |
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14 died in Fatah/Hamas clashes |
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| Jun.10 |
Gaza |
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Militants throw rivals off high-rise buildings |
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| May.26 |
Gaza |
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Israeli jets strike; Hamas minister arrested |
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| May.20 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader's house hit by Israeli missile |
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Islamic militants, security forces battle
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| May.19 |
Gaza |
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Israeli jets strike Hamas |
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| May.18 |
Gaza |
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Clashes continued for 6th day
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| May.14 |
Gaza |
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Hamas-Fatah cease-fire collapses |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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| Mar.15 |
Gaza |
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New Palestinian Cabinet named |
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| Feb.8 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact
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| Feb.7 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Clash on Israel-Lebanese border |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
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24 killed before factions reach truce
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Battle rages on after 25 dead| Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government. Both sides have suspended talks. Those killed inclu... | |
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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President Abbas calls for early elections
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| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza |
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| Dec.11 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen kill school children
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire
All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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| Nov.22 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops advance into 2 towns |
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| Nov.13 |
Gaza |
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Shabir to lead Palestinian government
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| Nov.10 |
Palestine |
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Palestinian PM offers to resign |
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| Nov.8 |
Gaza |
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Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians'
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
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| Nov.3 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen flee in human shield Militants escaped, slipping away in a crowd of women who had come to protest the Israeli action
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| Sep.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Last Israeli soldier withdraws
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| Aug.19 |
Lebanon |
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Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley |
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| Aug.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect A U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect on the 34th day of fighting, although both sides launched final attacks
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled
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Southern Lebanon |
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Troops, tanks moved across border |
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| Aug.4 |
Beirut |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut |
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| Aug.2 |
Israel |
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Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught |
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| Jul.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli air attack kills 28 civilians
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| Jul.26 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Nine Israeli soldiers killed |
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| Jul.25 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post
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| Jul.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold |
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| Jul.22 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras |
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PM: Lebanon 'has been torn to shreds'
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| Jul.18 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
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| Jul.16 |
Beirut |
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Israel pounds Beirut after Haifa hit |
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| Jul.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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4 Israelis missing after naval raid |
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| Jul.13 |
Beirut |
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Israel imposes Lebanon blockade |
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| Jul.12 |
Beirut |
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Israeli jets strike Beirut airport
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Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
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200 killed in train blasts
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| Jul.1 |
Gaza |
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Israel hits Palestinian PM's office |
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| Jun.28 |
West Bank |
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Israel seizes Hamas legislators |
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| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops move into Gaza The troops crossed the border into southern Gaza to secure the return of a soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants
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| Jun.25 |
Gaza |
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Militants kill Israeli 2 soldiers. 1 seized Israeli soldier 'seized' in raid. Israeli tanks, helicopters and ground forces have crossed into Gaza
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages
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| Jun.9 |
Gaza |
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Explosion shakes Hamas cease-fire
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| Jun.5 |
Palestine |
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll
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Montenegro quits Serbia
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| May.9 |
Palestine |
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Palestinians to get interim aid |
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| Mar.14 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison 6 inmates were holed up and vowing not to be taken alive. Palestinian guards clashed with Israelis
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
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Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers |
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| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons |
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers
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| Jan.28 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader: 'Palestinian army' possible |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Fatah defeat sparks protest
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| Jan.26 |
West Bank |
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Hamas won elections Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
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Israel bombards no-go zone |
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians take over key border |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Sep.24 |
Gaza |
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Israel launches strikes against Hamas |
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| Sep.11 |
Gaza |
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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
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| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Settler eviction complete |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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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.18 |
Gaza |
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Largest settlement evacuated
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
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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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| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
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Historic pullout has begun |
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Bombs kill 52
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| Apr.9 |
Gaza |
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3 teens shot |
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Mar.18 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian truce deal
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire |
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| Jan.15 |
West Bank |
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Mahmoud Abbas sworn in |
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| Jan.13 |
Gaza |
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Bomb attack rocks crossing |
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| Jan.10 |
West Bank |
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Abbas makes peace offer to Israel |
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| Jan.9 |
West Bank |
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Abbas wins presidential election |
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| Nov.14 |
Gaza |
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Abbas unharmed in shooting spree |
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| Nov.12 |
West Bank |
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Chaos as Arafat is buried Amid chaotic and highly emotional scenes, Palestinian leader has been buried at the Ramallah compound
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| Nov.10 |
Paris |
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Arafat died The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
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| Oct.29 |
Paris |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris |
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| Oct.15 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops pull back |
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| Oct.7 |
Egypt |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000
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| Jul.18 |
Gaza |
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Militants protest Arafat security shakeup |
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| May.11 |
Gaza |
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6 Israeli troops die in blast |
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| May.2 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children |
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| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
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| Mar.21 |
Gaza |
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Hamas founder killed in Israeli airstrike
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| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
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Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM |
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| Sep.6 |
Gaza |
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Hamas founder wounded in airstrike |
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West Bank |
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Abbas offers resignation |
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Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast
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| Aug.19 |
Jerusalem |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21 |
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| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
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Palestinian militants announce cease-fire |
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| Jun.4 |
Jordan |
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Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush |
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41 die in Casablanca blasts
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Sep.21 |
West Bank |
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Evacuation order for Arafat compound |
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| Apr.9 |
West Bank |
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13 Israeli soldiers die in Jenin ambush |
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| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem church under siege 100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church
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| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Arafat HQ
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Sep.26 |
Gaza |
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Arafat, Peres agreed on truce |
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| Sep.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
Palestinians and Israelis clash, spurred by visit of right-wing Israeli leader to a joint Jewish/Muslim holy site
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Concorde crash kills 113
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel retreat complete