Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 8/30/2004
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of August 30, 2004
- Israel reopens Rafah crossing
An Israeli force incurred yesterday in Yamoun village to the north of the West Bank. A fire was exchanged between the Israeli soldiers and Palestinian activists but no information was available on casualties. The Israeli soldiers -- who came on board of 25 armored vehicles -- besieged houses to the west of Jenin city where activists from al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Fatah movement were hiding. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/4/2004 - Two Palestinians kiled in a night raid against a warehouse in Gaza
Israeli military helicopters yesterday evening bombarded by missiles a building in one of the refugee camps in the downtown of Gaza, while two Palestinians were killed and other three injured in the sector by the Israeli bullets. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/4/2004 - Palestinian prisoners suspend their strike, occupation displaced hundreds in Gaza
Most of the Palestinian prisoners who were in a food strike, suspended their food strike which they had started in the mid of August following negotiations that lasted for two days between the strike's leadership and the Israeli jails administration. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/3/2004 - Israeli army destroys Gaza homes after bus bombings
Israeli forces Thursday blew up two Palestinian housing blocs in a Gaza refugee camp that the army said were used by Palestinian militants to launch attacks against soldiers and settlers. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/2/2004 - Moroccan committee on solidarity with Palestinian prisoners calls international HR organizations for intervention Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 9/2/2004
- Sharon proposes timetable for his 'disengagement' plan
Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon told a stormy Israeli cabinet meeting Tuesday that his "disengagement" plan will be implemented. He proposed a timetable for the plan which was strongly criticized by his cabinet members. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/1/2004 - Increased number of Beer Sheba killing to 16, Israel seeks a way to react
The number of Israelis killed in the double Palestinian operation which targeted two coaches carrying Israelis in Beer Sheba to the south of Israel tolled 16 and wounding of 80. The number of killing is expected to increase, according to Israeli circles. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/1/2004 - Al-Shara confers with al-Qaddoumi
Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and Head of the (PLO) Political Department Farouk al-Qaddoumi discussed the latest developments in the region, particularly in the occupied Palestinian lands. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 8/31/2004 - Ashkelon prisoners resume their strike
Some 800 Palestinian prisoners in Ashkelon jail resumed their food strike after they had suspended it for three days after the administration of the Israeli occupation jails broke its promises to the prisoners, according to a spokesman for the prisoners. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/31/2004 - One Israeli raid fails in assassinating two activists from Fatah
Palestinian security sources and eye witnesses said that two of al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Fatah movement survived a raid carried out by a helicopter for the Israeli occupation forces that targeted their car in Jenin to the North of the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/31/2004