Israeli paramilitary forces have reportedly been operating something they call "the lottery," in which they detain Palestinians and order them to choose from pieces of paper labeled with punishments such as "broken leg" and "smashed head."
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Cycle of Violence
Israel and Palestine
Israel and Palestine
Much of the violence is under-reported leaving a distorted picture of the cycle of violence. From the start of the roadmap process, this blog will try to catalog any violence resulting in deaths on either side, as well as the number of wounded with one entry per event. It also includes violence against peace activists and charitable volunteers. Prior violence is cataloged for context only.
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Gaza: IDF helicopter missile attack: 3 Pal dead, 15 wounded
Excite - News: "Israeli Air Strike Kills Three Militants in Gaza | Feb 28, 6:43 pm ET | By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli army killed three Palestinian militants in a helicopter missile strike in Gaza City on Saturday and wounded 15 bystanders, witnesses said.
Palestinian medics said the wounded included children.
An Israeli army spokesman said the target was a vehicle carrying senior members of militant group Islamic Jihad who, he said, were responsible for planning several deadly attacks against Israeli civilian and army targets.
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In Gaza, witnesses identified the dead in the Israeli strike as Mahmoud Jouda, a top commander of Islamic Jihad's military wing, and cousins Ayman and Amin Dahduh, lower-ranking members of the group.
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The last Israeli missile strike was three weeks ago, when an Islamic Jihad leader and a Palestinian boy were killed in Gaza.
Excite - News: "Israeli Air Strike Kills Three Militants in Gaza | Feb 28, 6:43 pm ET | By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli army killed three Palestinian militants in a helicopter missile strike in Gaza City on Saturday and wounded 15 bystanders, witnesses said.
Palestinian medics said the wounded included children.
An Israeli army spokesman said the target was a vehicle carrying senior members of militant group Islamic Jihad who, he said, were responsible for planning several deadly attacks against Israeli civilian and army targets.
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In Gaza, witnesses identified the dead in the Israeli strike as Mahmoud Jouda, a top commander of Islamic Jihad's military wing, and cousins Ayman and Amin Dahduh, lower-ranking members of the group.
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The last Israeli missile strike was three weeks ago, when an Islamic Jihad leader and a Palestinian boy were killed in Gaza.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Gaza: gunmen attack: 1 IDF dead; 2 Pal dead
Excite News: "Israel Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians | Feb 26, 1:09 PM (ET) | By MUHAMMED MUHEISEN
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In the Gaza Strip, two Palestinian gunmen with ties to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement killed an Israeli soldier at the Erez border crossing before being gunned down by troops. Israel temporarily closed the crossing, through which 19,000 Palestinians pass daily to jobs in Israel. ...
Excite News: "Israel Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians | Feb 26, 1:09 PM (ET) | By MUHAMMED MUHEISEN
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In the Gaza Strip, two Palestinian gunmen with ties to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement killed an Israeli soldier at the Erez border crossing before being gunned down by troops. Israel temporarily closed the crossing, through which 19,000 Palestinians pass daily to jobs in Israel. ...
Friday, February 13, 2004
Qabatia: Israeli troops shot: 1 Pal
Excite - News: "Israel's Sharon Receives Boost for Gaza Pullout Plan | Feb 13, 6:17 am ET | By Corinne Heller
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In fresh violence, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian farmer as he drove to his cornfield near the West Bank village of Qabatia, Palestinian witnesses said.
An army spokesman said the soldiers, on a search operation for militants near the city of Jenin, killed the driver of a suspicious car outside Qabatia after he ignored shouts and warning shots to stop.
The spokesman said the soldiers had come under fire in the village but no weapon was found in the vehicle.
Palestinian witnesses said the driver, Ahmad Abdul Qadir Nazal, was a farmer. They said he was hit by random shots from the troops after gunmen had fired at them. ...
Excite - News: "Israel's Sharon Receives Boost for Gaza Pullout Plan | Feb 13, 6:17 am ET | By Corinne Heller
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In fresh violence, Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian farmer as he drove to his cornfield near the West Bank village of Qabatia, Palestinian witnesses said.
An army spokesman said the soldiers, on a search operation for militants near the city of Jenin, killed the driver of a suspicious car outside Qabatia after he ignored shouts and warning shots to stop.
The spokesman said the soldiers had come under fire in the village but no weapon was found in the vehicle.
Palestinian witnesses said the driver, Ahmad Abdul Qadir Nazal, was a farmer. They said he was hit by random shots from the troops after gunmen had fired at them. ...
Thursday, February 12, 2004
Nablus: troops raid: 2 Pal wounded
Excite - News: "Israel to Shun World Court Hearing on Barrier | Feb 12, 4:19 pm ET | By Mark Heinrich
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Troops shot dead a wanted Hamas man in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Thursday when he tried to flee arrest, an army spokesman said. In Gaza, troops shot dead 12-year-boy near a border post. Witnesses said he was playing with friends. The army said the group was scouting ahead of an ambush by gunmen. Israeli forces also entered Balata refugee camp, a militant hotbed, in Nablus and fighting erupted, wounding two residents, medics said. Two militants were detained before the army pulled out, residents and a military spokeswoman said.
Excite - News: "Israel to Shun World Court Hearing on Barrier | Feb 12, 4:19 pm ET | By Mark Heinrich
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Troops shot dead a wanted Hamas man in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Thursday when he tried to flee arrest, an army spokesman said. In Gaza, troops shot dead 12-year-boy near a border post. Witnesses said he was playing with friends. The army said the group was scouting ahead of an ambush by gunmen. Israeli forces also entered Balata refugee camp, a militant hotbed, in Nablus and fighting erupted, wounding two residents, medics said. Two militants were detained before the army pulled out, residents and a military spokeswoman said.
Gaza: troops shoot: 12-yr old Pal dead, playing
Excite - News: "Israel to Shun World Court Hearing on Barrier | Feb 12, 4:19 pm ET | By Mark Heinrich
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Troops shot dead a wanted Hamas man in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Thursday when he tried to flee arrest, an army spokesman said. In Gaza, troops shot dead 12-year-boy near a border post. Witnesses said he was playing with friends. The army said the group was scouting ahead of an ambush by gunmen. Israeli forces also entered Balata refugee camp, a militant hotbed, in Nablus and fighting erupted, wounding two residents, medics said. Two militants were detained before the army pulled out, residents and a military spokeswoman said.
Excite - News: "Israel to Shun World Court Hearing on Barrier | Feb 12, 4:19 pm ET | By Mark Heinrich
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Troops shot dead a wanted Hamas man in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Thursday when he tried to flee arrest, an army spokesman said. In Gaza, troops shot dead 12-year-boy near a border post. Witnesses said he was playing with friends. The army said the group was scouting ahead of an ambush by gunmen. Israeli forces also entered Balata refugee camp, a militant hotbed, in Nablus and fighting erupted, wounding two residents, medics said. Two militants were detained before the army pulled out, residents and a military spokeswoman said.
Ramallah: Israelis shoot: 1 fleeing Pal
Excite - News: "Israel to Shun World Court Hearing on Barrier | Feb 12, 4:19 pm ET | By Mark Heinrich
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Troops shot dead a wanted Hamas man in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Thursday when he tried to flee arrest, an army spokesman said. In Gaza, troops shot dead 12-year-boy near a border post. Witnesses said he was playing with friends. The army said the group was scouting ahead of an ambush by gunmen. Israeli forces also entered Balata refugee camp, a militant hotbed, in Nablus and fighting erupted, wounding two residents, medics said. Two militants were detained before the army pulled out, residents and a military spokeswoman said.
Excite - News: "Israel to Shun World Court Hearing on Barrier | Feb 12, 4:19 pm ET | By Mark Heinrich
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Troops shot dead a wanted Hamas man in a West Bank village near Ramallah on Thursday when he tried to flee arrest, an army spokesman said. In Gaza, troops shot dead 12-year-boy near a border post. Witnesses said he was playing with friends. The army said the group was scouting ahead of an ambush by gunmen. Israeli forces also entered Balata refugee camp, a militant hotbed, in Nablus and fighting erupted, wounding two residents, medics said. Two militants were detained before the army pulled out, residents and a military spokeswoman said.
Sunday, February 01, 2004
Jericho: Israeli raid: 1 Pal dead, 2 wounded
Excite News: "Palestinian Dies As Israelis Raid Jericho | Feb 1, 10:00 PM (ET) | By JOSEF FEDERMAN
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli troops riding jeeps and a tank raided the biblical town of Jericho early Sunday for the first time in months, killing one Palestinian militant and forcing many residents to stay inside at the start of the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Military sources said on condition of anonymity that troops entered the town for a small, pinpoint operation to arrest fugitives planning an attack.
The soldiers surrounded a house where an unknown number of militants were hiding but then came under fire several times, prompting them to return fire, the sources said. One militant was killed while two others were wounded and taken to a hospital. The Israeli military said the militant had been armed."
Excite News: "Palestinian Dies As Israelis Raid Jericho | Feb 1, 10:00 PM (ET) | By JOSEF FEDERMAN
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli troops riding jeeps and a tank raided the biblical town of Jericho early Sunday for the first time in months, killing one Palestinian militant and forcing many residents to stay inside at the start of the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Military sources said on condition of anonymity that troops entered the town for a small, pinpoint operation to arrest fugitives planning an attack.
The soldiers surrounded a house where an unknown number of militants were hiding but then came under fire several times, prompting them to return fire, the sources said. One militant was killed while two others were wounded and taken to a hospital. The Israeli military said the militant had been armed."
