http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Middle_East_ConflictFind stories, videos, and photos about Middle East Conflict from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:53:35 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/israel.gaza/tztop.gazatanks.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Middle_East_Conflict14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Middle East Conflict from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/21/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a three-week military campaign against Hamas militants, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/18/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/18/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants declared Sunday that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week, a statement that came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a unilateral cease-fire in the country's assault on Hamas in Gaza.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's air and ground offensive in Gaza continued early Thursday, killing three people and wounding another outside the home of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar, according to Palestinian medical sources.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military surrounded densely populated Gaza City late Monday as the death toll mounts in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli air force bombed the homes Thursday of two top Hamas military figures, killing at least one of them.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.palestinian.militant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.palestinian.militant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant near the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian and Israeli authorities said.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/20/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/20/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael carried out a series of airstrikes against armed Palestinians in northern Gaza late Saturday and early Sunday, according to an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman. Hamas sources said five of its fighters were killed in the raids.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/17/mideast.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/17/mideast.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli troops Thursday killed a Palestinian militant trying to cross into Israel from Gaza and wounded another, according to Palestinian security sources.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/16/israel.gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/16/israel.gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli airstrikes and ground battles with Palestinian militants on Wednesday left 21 dead, most of them Palestinians, according to Palestinian security sources.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730073,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730073,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli forces launched air strikes and a ground raid in the Gaza Strip Friday, trading fire with gunmen in clashes that killed seven PalestiniansFri, 11 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/09/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/09/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants who infiltrated Israel from Gaza killed two Israeli civilians and wounded several others Wednesday, Israeli police and ambulance services told CNN.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/04/rice.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/04/rice.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli soldiers returned to southern Gaza on Tuesday hours after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appeared in the West Bank calling for Israelis and Palestinians promptly to resume peace talks. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's defense minister Thursday told his country "to ready for escalation" as it continued to pummel Gaza with airstrikes in response to rocket attacks from militants in the Palestinian territory. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/25/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/25/gaza.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite an Egyptian official's pledge to keep the border with Gaza open as long as there is a humanitarian crisis, Egyptian forces Friday started clamping down on the free flow of Palestinians.Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/16/israel.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/16/israel.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S.-led push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by year's end has hit turbulence as U.S. President George W. Bush winds down his eight-day Mideast trip.Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/03/gaza.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/03/gaza.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military Thursday cracked down on Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza in response to what Israel called an escalation in rocket attacks. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/20/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/20/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour Palestinian fighters were killed Thursday in clashes with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian medical sources said.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/11/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces made forays into northern and southern Gaza Tuesday morning in operations targeting Palestinian militants, killing up to six, according to Palestinian sources and the Israel Defense Forces.Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/19/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/19/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a "hostile entity" Wednesday in response to continued Palestinian rocket attacks.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/22/gaza.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/22/gaza.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli air strike east of Gaza City early Wednesday killed a militant, Palestinian security and medical sources and the Israel Defense Forces said.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/israel.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/israel.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael has agreed to remove 178 Palestinian militants from its watch list after the armed fugitives signed a pledge renouncing attacks against Israel and accepted the principles of the group's new West Bank-based interim government.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/05/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/05/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces killed eight militants during clashes in central Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian medical sources said.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638079,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638079,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli army incursions into the Gaza Strip killed at least 11 Palestinians on Wednesday, including eight gunmen and a 12-year-old boy, in the bloodiest fighting Gaza has seen since Hamas took control there two weeks agoThu, 28 Jun 2007 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/24/mideast.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/24/mideast.gaza/index.htmlA member of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad was killed and three others wounded in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza late Sunday, Palestinian security sources said.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/10/gaza.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/10/gaza.violence/index.htmlIsraeli aircraft launched airstrikes in Gaza City early Sunday, one day after Palestinian gunmen crossed the Gaza border, believed to be the first such incident in a year.Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/israel.palestinians/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/israel.palestinians/index.htmlIsrael's government said Wednesday that a cease-fire with Palestinian militants is not on the table, and its military will continue to target militants in Gaza.Wed, 30 May 2007 12:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/29/israel.palestinians/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/29/israel.palestinians/index.htmlAn Israeli airstrike killed two members of Hamas' military wing early Wednesday, Palestinian security sources said, as Israel kept up pressure on Palestinian militants in the West Bank and Gaza.Wed, 30 May 2007 02:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/27/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/27/mideast/index.htmlHours after a Qassam rocket shot into Israel from Gaza killed an Israeli civilian, Israel's prime minister on Sunday warned "all those involved in firing Qassams will be hit. No one is immune."Sun, 27 May 2007 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/26/israel.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/26/israel.gaza/index.htmlIsrael unleashed a new round of airstrikes on Gaza and arrested a second Hamas member of the Palestinian unity government in the West Bank on Saturday, Israel Defense Forces told CNN.Sat, 26 May 2007 12:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/24/israel.palestinians/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/24/israel.palestinians/index.htmlThree people were wounded Thursday in an Israeli airstrike near a Hamas training facility one block from the residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, a Palestinian security source told CNN.Thu, 24 May 2007 09:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/israel.palestinians/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/israel.palestinians/index.htmlSix people were wounded Wednesday night in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, the Palestinian Ramattan news agency said.Thu, 24 May 2007 02:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/18/gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/18/gaza/index.htmlIsrael's response to rockets launched from Gaza into its cities has been "measured" so far but could grow harsher if the attacks continue, Israel's ambassador to the United States said Friday.Fri, 18 May 2007 06:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/17/gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/17/gaza/index.htmlIsraeli airstrikes -- targeting Hamas in retaliation for dozens of Qassam rockets fired from Gaza into Israel in the past four days -- killed at least six Palestinians on Thursday, Palestinian security sources said.Thu, 17 May 2007 12:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/13/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/13/palestinians.cease.fire/index.htmlHamas and Fatah began observing a cease-fire early Monday, officials from both sides said.Mon, 14 May 2007 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast.violence/index.htmlIsraeli forces killed three members of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad during a raid in the West Bank town of Jenin Wednesday morning, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/28/palestinians.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/28/palestinians.gaza/index.htmlIn the third consecutive day of violence between Hamas and Fatah, security sources said gunmen tried to kill the bodyguard of a top aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and a top Hamas figure was kidnapped in front of a video news crew.Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/15/palestinian.tensions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/15/palestinian.tensions/index.htmlTens of thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets Friday, the day after their leader -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya -- survived an alleged assassination attempt.Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/14/haniya/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/14/haniya/index.htmlGunfire broke out and a border crossing was closed after Israel blocked Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya from crossing into Gaza from Egypt on Thursday.Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/25/hamas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/25/hamas/index.htmlA Hamas political leader warned Saturday of a new uprising if no progress is made to establish a Palestinian state based on borders before the 1967 war with Israel.Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/04/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/04/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli sniper fire accidentally killed a 12-year-old Palestinian girl in Beit Hanoun on Saturday, Israel Defense Forces said.Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.gaza/index.htmlIsraeli forces killed three Palestinians during an airstrike in Gaza on Thursday and shot at an armed militant during operations in the Gaza city of Rafah, Israel Defense Forces said.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast/index.htmlA Hamas militant was targeted and killed in an Israeli airstrike east of Gaza City Sunday morning while Israeli ground forces patrolled the area for tunnels and planted bombs, Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian sources said.Sun, 27 Aug 2006 07:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/07/mideast.main/index.htmlIsraeli strikes shook Beirut at daybreak and nightfall on Monday, while Lebanon proposed changes to a draft U.N. resolution aimed at halting the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that left some 800 people dead.Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/02/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/02/mideast.main/index.htmlPowerful explosions shattered the early morning peace in Beirut on Thursday -- airstrikes which announced a resumption of attacks on Hezbollah strongholds in the city's southern suburbs.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.main/index.htmlThe Israeli military on Wednesday suffered its largest loss of life in its 15-day offensive against Hezbollah guerillas as nine Israeli soldiers were killed while fighting in southern Lebanese towns.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/25/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/25/mideast/index.htmlHezbollah rockets destroyed homes and lives in northern Israel on Tuesday, and Israeli forces bombarded Lebanese villages as violence between the two groups entered a third week.Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.int/index.htmlIsraeli special forces Thursday directly engaged with Hezbollah fighters inside southern Lebanon in what the Israeli military says is an effort to wipe out the remaining capabilities of the Islamic militia.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast/index.htmlNew explosions shook Beirut early Thursday, hours after Israeli warplanes dropped 23 tons of bombs on a bunker where Hezbollah leaders were holed up, according to the Israel Defense Forces.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/16/gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/16/gaza/index.htmlIsraeli aircraft blasted the Palestinian Authority's Foreign Ministry offices in Gaza early Monday for the second time in less than a week, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said.Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/gaza/index.htmlAn Israeli airstrike hit the Palestinian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Gaza City early Thursday, wounding at least 10 people and destroying the fourth and fifth floors of the building, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli warplanes early Friday bombed southern Beirut, home to the offices of Hezbollah and the group's leader, as the Israeli-Lebanese violence that has killed dozens of Lebanese civilians and 10 Israelis entered its third day.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/11/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/11/mideast/index.htmlAn Israeli airstrike killed at least seven Palestinians and wounded 15 others as Israeli troops moved into new areas of central Gaza early Wednesday, Palestinian sources said.Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/10/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/10/mideast/index.htmlAs Israeli airstrikes continued Monday in Gaza, a Hamas political leader said the Palestinian people won't accept the release of an Israeli soldier until the Jewish state agrees to free Palestinian prisoners.Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/09/israel.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/09/israel.gaza/index.htmlNew Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian sources said, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than a dozen others as Israel continued its push to free a kidnapped soldier.Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/05/israel.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/05/israel.soldier/index.htmlIsraeli military forces occupied a swath of northern Gaza early Thursday after moving troops across the border in a move apparently aimed at denying the militants a launching area for Qassam rockets.Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/28/israel.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/28/israel.soldier/index.htmlA body found near Ramallah appears to be that of an 18-year-old West Bank settler abducted by Palestinian militants last weekend, Israeli security sources said Thursday.Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.postattack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.postattack/index.htmlIsrael has asked its international partners to put pressure on the Palestinian government in an effort to secure the release of an Israeli soldier, abducted Sunday morning after a brazen raid by Palestinian militants who tunneled into Israel.Sun, 25 Jun 2006 05:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/30/gaza.airstrike/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/30/gaza.airstrike/index.htmlFour Palestinians were killed and nine others were injured Tuesday morning when Israel launched a raid into northern Gaza, Palestinian security forces said. At least two others were killed in the West Bank.Tue, 30 May 2006 07:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/18/israel.bombing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/18/israel.bombing/index.htmlIsrael will revoke Jerusalem residency rights for Hamas lawmakers in response to a Tel Aviv suicide bombing that killed nine people, an Israeli government spokesman said Tuesday.Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/23/gaza.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/23/gaza.violence/index.htmlHamas told its followers to take to the streets of Gaza City on Thursday after the Israeli military reportedly killed six people during military strikes in the West Bank. Thousands of Palestinians peacefully heeded the call.Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/05/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/05/mideast/index.htmlAn Israeli airstrike Sunday killed an Islamic Jihad field commander and a man in charge of making rockets for the organization, Islamic Jihad sources said.Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.violence/index.htmlPalestinian militants fired two rockets on Israeli targets Friday, one of them striking the home of a family of four and injuring them, according to the Israeli military.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/27/israel.lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/27/israel.lebanon/index.htmlIsraeli warplanes launched an attack on a Palestinian militant group's training camp near Beirut early Wednesday after rockets fired from Lebanon hit an Israeli town, the Israeli military said.Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/08/mideast.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/08/mideast.violence/index.htmlAn Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed three members of the Palestinian militant group al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, including a senior militant, according to Israeli security sources.Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/14/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/14/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli and Palestinian leaders neared an agreement on Gaza border crossings Monday, officials said, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to extend her visit to the region.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/01/gaza.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/01/gaza.explosion/index.htmlAn Israeli missile hit a car Tuesday in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing two Palestinians, Palestinian security sources said.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/27/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/27/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli aircraft fired a rocket Friday targeting a car carrying Islamic Jihad militants, killing one person and wounding another, Palestinian sources said.Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/16/westbank.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/16/westbank.shooting/index.htmlPalestinian gunmen killed three Israelis and wounded five others in two separate shootings Sunday in the West Bank, Israeli medical services and security sources said.Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/27/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/27/mideast/index.htmlIsrael launched air strikes in central Gaza and Gaza City early Wednesday in retaliation for dozens of recent Qassam rocket attacks by Palestinian militants on Israeli citizens, the Israeli military said.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/26/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/26/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli aircraft fired missiles into Gaza Monday morning, following a weekend of attacks against suspected militant installations.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/25/Israel.Palestinians/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/25/Israel.Palestinians/index.htmlThe militant group Hamas announced Sunday it will stop attacks against Israelis from Gaza, after three days of violence that threatened fragile efforts toward peace between Israel and Palestinians.Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/24/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/24/mideast/index.htmlFour Palestinian militants were killed when missiles struck the two vehicles in which they were riding east of Gaza City on Saturday, Palestinian security officials said.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/14/gaza.pullout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/14/gaza.pullout/index.htmlJewish settlers remaining in Gaza rioted early Monday as the Israeli military began a historic withdrawal from the territory, Israeli police said.Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/17/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/17/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli soldiers and tanks were poised Sunday along the border with Gaza, preparing to make good on a threat to carry out a large-scale offensive if rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants are not halted.Sun, 17 Jul 2005 08:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/15/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/15/mideast/index.htmlThe Israeli air force unleashed airstrikes on three Hamas weapons labs late Friday, just hours after launching strikes that Palestinian sources said killed seven militants.Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/29/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/29/mideast/index.htmlJewish settlers -- upset over arrests at an illegal Gaza outpost -- got into a stone-throwing melee with Palestinians Wednesday that wounded three people.Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/18/mideast.rice/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/18/mideast.rice/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to tackle key differences over Israel's planned withdrawal of troops and settlers from Gaza.Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/12/mideast.ceasefire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/12/mideast.ceasefire/index.htmlPalestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad reiterated their promise Saturday to halt attacks against Israel, but stopped short of joining an oral cease-fire pact reached four days ago between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/30/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli forces will withdraw from four West Bank cities this week and hand over security control to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian officials said Sunday.Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/27/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/27/mideast/index.htmlPalestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei has banned the carrying of unlicensed weapons into areas controlled by Palestinian security, Cabinet member Saeb Erakat said Thursday.Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/26/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/26/mideast/index.htmlIsrael has told Palestinian officials it is stopping targeted killings of senior members of Palestinian militant groups, Israeli sources said Wednesday.Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/24/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/24/mideast/index.htmlA top State Department official will travel to the Middle East this week in an effort to assist the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the State Department said Monday.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/23/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/23/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli and Palestinian officials gave different accounts Sunday about the status of a proposed agreement between the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian militant groups to end terrorist attacks on Israeli targets.Sun, 23 Jan 2005 05:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/21/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/21/mideast/index.htmlPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday deployed about 2,000 security forces around northern Gaza in a move to stop attacks on Israel, his office said.Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/18/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/18/mideast/index.htmlShortly after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Gaza City on Tuesday to encourage Palestinian militants to cease attacks against Israelis, a Hamas-dispatched suicide bomber set off a blast in the area.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/17/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/17/mideast/index.htmlPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ordered Palestinian security forces to stop attacks by Palestinian militants on Israelis.Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/24/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/24/mideast/index.htmlIsraeli troops moved into the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza early Monday, backed by airstrikes that killed five people, Palestinian security sources said.Mon, 25 Oct 2004 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/09/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/09/mideast/index.htmlSix Palestinians died Saturday in four separate attacks by the Israeli military in Gaza, according to Palestinian security and medical sources. Two others were also killed, but the circumstances of their deaths were unclear.Sat, 09 Oct 2004 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/07/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/07/mideast/index.htmlFour Palestinians -- two of them children -- were fatally shot Thursday in continuing violence in Gaza, Palestinian sources said.Thu, 07 Oct 2004 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/06/mideast.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/06/mideast.gaza/index.htmlFor the seventh day Tuesday, explosions rocked Gaza as Israel kept up its attacks aimed at ending Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/05/mideast.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/05/mideast.gaza/index.htmlOfficials from the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli military were holding meetings Tuesday in Gaza, Palestinian sources said, seeking an end to a major Israeli offensive aimed at halting Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/03/mideast.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/03/mideast.gaza/index.htmlIn a statement issued Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned Israeli military operations in Gaza, which have killed dozens of Palestinians in recent days.Sun, 03 Oct 2004 08:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/02/mideast.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/02/mideast.violence/index.htmlAs many as 14 Palestinians died in five incidents Saturday and Sunday in Gaza, the result of escalating violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.Sat, 02 Oct 2004 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/mideast.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/mideast.violence/index.htmlTwelve Palestinians were killed Friday and early Saturday in northern Gaza, Palestinian sources said, as the Israeli military attempted to create a buffer zone to protect Israel from Palestinian rocket attacks.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 08:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/30/mideast.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/30/mideast.violence/index.htmlThe death toll reached 29 in Gaza Thursday as Israeli troops fought pitched battles with Palestinian militants in an attempt to stop rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel.Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/29/mideast.rocket/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/29/mideast.rocket/index.htmlThe Israeli military said it launched multiple helicopter attacks late Wednesday on Palestinian militants in northern Gaza, including targeting offices that Israel said housed a group that funds terror attacks.Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/27/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/27/mideast/index.htmlAn Israeli aircraft attacked a car near Khan Yunis, Gaza, on Monday, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding four others, Palestinian security sources said.Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/18/mideast.gaza/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/18/mideast.gaza/index.htmlAn Israeli helicopter fired missiles into three buildings Wednesday night in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, including a battery shop belonging to a suicide bomber's family, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said.Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/11/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/08/11/mideast/index.htmlAn explosion at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem killed two Palestinians Wednesday and wounded another seven, medical officials said.Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/08/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/08/mideast/index.htmlClashes during an Israeli military operation in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza killed 10 Palestinians overnight -- including civilians and militants -- and wounded 15 others, according to Palestinian medical and security sources.Thu, 08 Jul 2004 07:18:00 EDT