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| Jan.4 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon fights for life after stroke Prime Minister was suffering what his doctor called a 'significant' stroke. His powers were transferred to Ehud Olmert
| Doctors diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain. Sharon underwent 6 hours of surgery that appeared to stop the bleeding in his brain. The stroke plunged the country into political uncertainty
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| Jan.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation |
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| Jan.19 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bomber detonated sandwich shop |
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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
| Hamas has operated a network of social and charitable organizations for Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to keep negotiations moving forward. Israel demanded that the Palestinian Authority disarm the new ruling party and the other terrorist organizations
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Jerusalem |
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Israel rules out talks with Hamas |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Fatah defeat sparks protest
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| Jan.28 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader: 'Palestinian army' possible |
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons
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| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon survives emergency surgery |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon is 'critical but stable' |
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| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks |
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| Feb.19 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts |
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| Feb.20 |
Austria |
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Holocaust denier Irving jailed |
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
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EU to fill Palestinian funds gap |
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| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
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Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers |
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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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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Kadima wins at polls Acting Prime Minister Olmert's 4-month-old centrist party took the largest share of parliamentary seats
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| Apr.7 |
European Union |
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EU suspends aid to Palestinians |
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| Apr.8 |
Gaza |
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6 dead in second day of strikes |
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| Apr.17 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bomber kills 8
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| May.9 |
Palestine |
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Palestinians to get interim aid |
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| May.18 |
Gaza |
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Rival forces exchange fire |
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| May.19 |
Gaza |
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Hamas official seized with $800k |
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| May.25 |
Palestine |
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Abbas issues Hamas ultimatum |
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| Jun.5 |
Palestine |
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll
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| Jun.9 |
Gaza |
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Explosion shakes Hamas cease-fire
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| Jun.12 |
Gaza |
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Palestinian security forces clash |
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| Jun.17 |
Palestine |
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Powers agree Palestinian aid plan |
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| Jun.21 |
Switzerland |
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Israel admitted to Red Cross |
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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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| Jun.26 |
Gaza |
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Demands set for captured Israeli |
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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.28 |
Syria |
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Israel warplanes over home of Assad |
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West Bank |
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Israel seizes Hamas legislators |
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| Jun.30 |
Gaza |
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Militants demand prisoners release |
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| Jul.1 |
Gaza |
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Israel hits Palestinian PM's office |
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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Militants' deadline expires |
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| Jul.6 |
Gaza |
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Troops, militants battle |
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| Jul.8 |
Gaza |
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Palestinian PM appeals for calm |
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Israel launches new strikes |
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| Jul.11 |
Gaza |
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Israel army enters central Gaza |
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| Jul.12 |
 Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move 
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Israeli troops enter Lebanon |
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Beirut |
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Israeli jets strike Beirut airport Israeli fighter jets are expanding military campaign against Hezbollah holding two Israeli soldiers captive
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| Jul.13 |
Beirut |
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Israel imposes Lebanon blockade
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Beirut |
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Israeli warplanes hit Beirut suburb |
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| Jul.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah ready for 'war on every level' |
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Southern Lebanon |
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4 Israelis missing after naval raid
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| Jul.15 |
Beirut |
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Israel hits targets along Lebanese coast |
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Beirut |
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PM Siniora: Lebanon is disaster zone |
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Hezbollah rockets again hit Haifa |
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| Jul.16 |
Beirut |
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Israel pounds Beirut after Haifa hit
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Northern Lebanon |
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Israeli raids reach north Lebanon |
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| Jul.17 |
Beirut |
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Israeli jets in new raids |
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| Jul.18 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon The ground troops have entered Lebanon on a mission to destroy outposts of the militant group Hezbollah
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| Jul.19 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli forces battle Hezbollah |
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| Jul.20 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel, Hezbollah clash on border |
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| Jul.21 |
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Israel calls up army reservists The reservists being called up could fill in for troops in the West Bank and Gaza
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Israeli troops mass on Lebanon border |
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| Jul.22 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli sends tanks to gain foothold |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras The military entered the southern Lebanese village to establish its 'first foothold' in a security buffer along the border
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| Jul.23 |
Beirut |
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UN appalled by Beirut devastation |
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| Jul.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold Israeli forces and militants were locked in fierce fighting in southern Lebanon around he Bint Jubeil area
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| Jul.25 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post The strike is killing at least two of the agency's observers, according to the U.N. Interim Force
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| Jul.26 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Nine Israeli soldiers killed
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| Jul.27 |
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Israel to bolster troop numbers |
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| Jul.28 |
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Israel: Hezbollah has new, powerful missile |
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| Jul.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Israelis reject cease-fire |
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| Jul.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli air attack kills 28 civilians Israel mistakenly destroyed a building near a Hezbollah rocket-launching site in Qana. Initial claim: 60 died
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel halts fire for Qana probe |
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| Jul.31 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel 'not ready for truce yet' |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel to expand ground campaign |
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| Aug.1 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Heavy fighting in town of Aita Al-Shaab |
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Lebanon |
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Israel strikes deep into Lebanon |
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Israel 'takes Hezbollah fighters' |
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| Aug.2 |
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Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught
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Beirut |
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Israel resume airstrikes on Beirut |
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| Aug.3 |
Beirut |
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Bombs pound Beirut for second night |
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| Aug.4 |
Beirut |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut
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| Aug.6 |
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12 Israelis, 8 Lebanese killed
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| Aug.8 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel warns of more strikes around Tyre |
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| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Troops, tanks moved across border
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel broadening ground offensive
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
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Southern Lebanon |
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Missiles fly in final hours |
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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. 4 mortar rounds were fired inside Lebanon after the cease-fire; none of them hit Israeli terr... | |
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| Aug.15 |
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Israel sets timetable for Lebanon pullout |
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| Aug.16 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel begun withdrawal from Lebanon |
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| Aug.19 |
Lebanon |
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Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley
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UN |
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Lebanon truce shaky after battle |
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| Aug.23 |
Gaza |
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Abduction claim of Fox News journalists
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| Aug.27 |
Lebanon |
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Nasrallah regrets triggering war
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Gaza |
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Kidnapped Fox journalists released |
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Annan visits Olmert |
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| Sep.4 |
UN |
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UN 'to mediate in soldiers row' |
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| Sep.7 |
Lebanon |
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Israel eases blockade of Lebanon |
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| Sep.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Blair meets Israeli leader |
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| Sep.21 |
UN |
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Abbas: Israel will be recognized
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| Sep.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Last Israeli soldier withdraws | The last Israeli soldier left Lebanon, more than a month after a U.N. resolution ended the 34-day war | |
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| Oct.1 |
Gaza |
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Protests turn deadly |
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Police back Katsav rape charges Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping
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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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| Nov.8 |
Gaza |
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Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians' Palestinian sources: At least 18 Palestinians have been killed by tank fire in the town of Beit Hanoun by tank shells
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| Nov.10 |
Palestine |
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Palestinian PM offers to resign
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| Nov.13 |
Gaza |
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Shabir to lead Palestinian government Mohammed Shabir, 60, a U.S.-educated university professor, has been named to lead a future unity government
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| Nov.14 |
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Palestinian rockets kill Israeli |
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| Nov.22 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops advance into 2 towns
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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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| Nov.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace'
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| Dec.11 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen kill school children Gunmen have shot dead the 3 sons of Baha Balousheh, an intelligence chief linked to the Palestinian party Fatah
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| Dec.12 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad: Israel will be 'wiped out'
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| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza
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| Dec.15 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian factions clash
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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President Abbas calls for early elections Palestinian President called for presidential and legislative elections to end the stalemate between Fatah and the Hamas
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| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
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Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes |
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Tel Aviv |
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Tony on Middle East tour
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
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New clash outside hospital |
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| Dec.23 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert frees $100 million to Palestinians |
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Sharon fights for life after stroke