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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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Bush 'endorses' Palestinian state
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Gaza |
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Israel hits back after raid 2 Israeli teenagers killed in a raid on a Jewish settlement. Israelis have attacked Gaza City with tanks and helicopters
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Austria |
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9 players refuse to travel to Israel Players refusing to go to the European Group 7 match because of safety concerns
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
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Jet explodes over Black Sea Map of Black Sea Russia A Russian airliner travelling from Israel to Siberia has crashed into the sea with 76 people on board | |
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Israel |
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FIFA calls off Israel-Austria match
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West Bank |
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Israeli army seizes Hebron hilltop Troops and tanks have taken over a hilltop after Palestinians used it to fire at Jewish visitors to Hebron
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Russia |
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Black Sea crash wreckage located
| Oct.5 |
Israel |
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Sharon moves to appease US Prime Minister has tried to heal a diplomatic rift. But Sharon stopped short of apologising for the remark
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Washington |
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Fury over Sharon jibe
| Oct.7 |
Israel |
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Suicide bomber kills Israeli
| Oct.8 |
Gaza |
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Troops kill 2 Palestinians
| Oct.9 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians closed universities
| Oct.16 |
Israel |
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Sharon may accept Palestinian state
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Jerusalem |
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Tourism minister shot Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel | |
| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon fury over minister's killing Prime Minister blames Arafat for the assassination of far-right cabinet minister R. Zeevi
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Gaza |
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Arrests follow killing of Israeli minister
| Oct.18 |
Israel |
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Palestinians banning military factions Authority is outlawing the military wings of organizations that violate its decisions. The move would ban PFLP
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West Bank |
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Blast kills Palestinian militant 3 Palestinians, including military leader of Fatah faction, have been killed in a car explosion near Bethlehem
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West Bank |
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Tanks enter Bethlehem Tanks and bulldozers have entered Palestinian-controlled territory. Tanks are firing at buildings
| Oct.19 |
West Bank |
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Israel thrusts deeper into West Bank Troops and armoured vehicles have entered 2 more Palestinian-controlled towns, killing up to 3 Palestinians
| Oct.20 |
West Bank |
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8 die in bloodshed 4 Palestinian civilians, 2 members of the Palestinian security forces, a Palestinian policeman and a member of Hamas
| Oct.21 |
West Bank |
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Palestinians outlawed PFLP The Palestinian leadership said PFLP gave Israel the opportunity to intensify repression
| Oct.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel rejects US withdrawal call Sharon said his forces would not pull out until the Palestinians handed over those responsible for killing Israeli Minister
| Oct.23 |
West Bank |
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Israel defies call to pull back Government will not withdraw troops from 6 towns until militants who killed a Cabinet minister are handed over
| Oct.24 |
West Bank |
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13 Palestinians killed Map of Ramallah Israel 10 of Palestinians have been killed during an incursion into a of Beit Rima village near Ramallah
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West Bank |
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Israeli troops quit village Raid captured Palestinians suspected of killing a cabinet minister
| Oct.25 |
Israel |
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Israel plans West Bank withdrawal Security cabinet has decided on a phased withdrawal from 6 Palestinian self-rule towns. No date given for the start | |
| Oct.27 |
West Bank |
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Israel calls off withdrawal Government has decided to suspend the withdrawal from Bethlehem and Beit Jala in view of the continuing gunfire
| Oct.28 |
Israel |
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Gunmen killed 4 women Map of Hadera Israel Gunmen have opened fire at passers-by in the city of Hadera | |
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West Bank |
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Israel leaves 2 towns Israel has completed a military withdrawal from Bethlehem and Beit Jala. The army is building its forces around Jenin
| Oct.30 |
Israel |
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Jihad leader signals shift Ramadan Shallah, the leader of Islamic Jihad, has said the goal is the liberation of the land with the border of 1967 | |
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Israel |
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Peres pushes new peace plan Foreign Secretary intends to submit new peace proposals to Sharon
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