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Palestinian gunmen kill 'collaborators'
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Israeli forces moved into Bethlehem 
Intensive gun battle is going on in the city centre. Troops are storming the Palestinian security HQ in Ramallah
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Gun battles rage in Bethlehem
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| Apr.2 |
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Arafat extradition considered| Sharon did not rule out the possibility of exiling Arafat. He would not be allowed to return | |
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Tanks sweeping into Jenin and Salfit
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| Apr.3 |
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Bethlehem church under siege Map of Bethlehem Israel| 100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church | |
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Tanks enter Nablus Map of Nablus Israel| 100 Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles has moved into Nablus. Soldiers are still surrounding the Church of the Nativity | |
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Israel reoccupies most of West Bank
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| Apr.4 |
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Shooting erupts near Bethlehem church
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Powell to be sent to Mid-East Bush demanded that Israel withdraw its troops from the Palestinian cities, while accusing Arafat of betraying the hopes
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Israel ignores Bush pullout call
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| Apr.5 |
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US envoy breaks Arafat isolation
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Israel strikes at top militants
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Israel given new pullout warning Colin Powell, has told Israel it should stop its military operations without delay
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| Apr.6 |
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Battle rages in Palestinian camp
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Israel to 'speed up' military offensive Sharon has told US President Bush that Israel will do all it can to speed up its military offensive
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| Apr.7 |
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Army killed 200 Palestinians in 10-days
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Jenin, Nablus offensive winding down
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Israel defies US pressure to withdraw
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| Apr.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon unmoved by US pressure
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Israeli troops begin withdrawal Israel began to withdraw from the towns of Qalqilya and Tulkarm. Troops would maintain a cordon around the two towns
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| Apr.9 |
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13 Israeli soldiers die in Jenin ambush| Palestinians detonated bombs as the soldiers entered a building in the camp and gunmen fired from surrounding rooftops | |
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8 killed by suicide bomb on bus The explosion tore through the bus crowded with early morning commuters near the city of Haifa
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| Apr.10 |
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Israel called off any further withdrawals
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Israel says campaign not over
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Troops occupied three more areas Tanks and troops entered Bir Zeit, refugee camp of Ein Beit Elma and Daharyeh village and withdrawn from several areas
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| Apr.11 |
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Israel steps up Palestinian arrests
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Powell in Israel as campaign continues
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| Apr.12 |
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Suicide blast kills 6 A female suicide bomber has blown herself up near a crowded market at a bus stop
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Powell postpones Arafat talks
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| Apr.13 |
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US approves Arafat-Powell meeting
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| Apr.14 |
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Powell talks peace with Arafat US Secretary of State has spent 3 hours in talks with Palestinian leader to try to secure a ceasefire
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Sharon proposes peace conference
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| Apr.15 |
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Israeli forces seize leading Palestinian Map of Ramallah Israel Barghouti, 41, one of Israel's most wanted men, was arrested in the city of Ramallah
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Israel 'to withdraw within a week'
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| Apr.17 |
Washington |
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Bush clings to Mid-East hope
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Tanks leave Jenin camp |
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| Apr.18 |
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UN: Jenin camp 'horrific beyond belief'
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Annan calls for Mid-East peacekeepers |
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Israel withdraws from Jenin |
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| Apr.19 |
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Tanks and troops enter Rafah
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UN agrees to Jenin probe The Security Council has voted to send a fact-finding mission to look into Israeli military action at the Palestinian refugee camp
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| Apr.20 |
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Tragedy at Jenin, says US envoy
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Israel starts Nablus and Ramallah pullout The compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains surrounded
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| Apr.21 |
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Military stage 'completed' |
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| Apr.22 |
West Bank |
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Stalemate after West Bank offensive |
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Militants killed in Hebron air strike |
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| Apr.23 |
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Talks aim to end Bethlehem siege |
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Israel delays UN mission to Jenin
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| Apr.24 |
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EU holding talks with Arafat
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Tanks and troops entered Hebron 10 tanks and 10 armoured personnel carriers went into the city before leaving several hours later
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| Apr.25 |
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Palestinians 'jailed' for minister's killing A military tribunal inside Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah has handed down prison sentences to four militants
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Israel rejects Palestinian 'trial' |
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| Apr.26 |
UN |
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UN chief firm on Jenin mission |
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Jenin mission postponed |
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| Apr.27 |
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4 Israelis die in raid |
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Israel mulls UN's Jenin mission |
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| Apr.28 |
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Arafat accepted plan to lift siege| Israeli forces to let him travel once men wanted are moved to a Palestinian prison to be held by US and British guards | |
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Israeli army moves into Hebron Israel is acting on information that more attacks were planned by Palestinians. 7 Palestinians reported dead
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| Apr.29 |
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Moves to end Arafat siege American and UK security experts will discuss the technical details of transferring six militants, who are wanted by Israel
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UN waits on Israeli Jenin decision The Israeli cabinet is meeting to debate its response to the request to send a fact-finding team to the Palestinian refugee camp
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| Apr.30 |
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Palestinians leave besieged church 26 people were escorted out of the Church of the Nativity by a monk and taken into Israeli custody for questioning
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