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Seeking a better solution in the Mideast

...a porous border with Egypt soured Israelis' mood. Sooner or later, the plan could be revived, coupled with an Israeli military presence in the Jordan Valley to minimize risks of a Gazan repeat.Fatah and the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority...

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Israel takes over largest West Bank town; Bush sending Powell to region

...move on the church, one of Christianity's holiest shrines, but said troops were chasing gunmen in the area. The Israeli military prevented reporters from reaching the church to assess the rival claims. All six West Bank towns taken over by Israel...

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Palestinian-Israeli battles leave four dead

...gunmen exchanged fire at several places in the West Bank and Gaza where tens of thousands of protesters marched on Israeli military positions. Two Palestinians were killed in the West Bank city of Nablus, one died nearby in Tulkaram and one was...

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Arafat calls for halt to gunfire from Palestinian areas

...Palestinian Authority have often joined Tanzim militiamen, part of Arafat's Fatah political movement, in firing on Israeli military positions and settlements. The weeks of violence have left 230 people dead, the vast majority of them Palestinian...

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Palestinian man killed by Israeli security forces

...witnesses speculated that his electric drill was mistaken for a weapon by the Israeli forces, who opened fire. The Israeli military said soldiers identified an armed Palestinian in the area and opened fire, but did not have information on what...

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Palestinian bus driver kills 8 Israelis in hit-and-run

...exchanges in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, where 60 Palestinians were wounded, according to Palestinian officials. The Israeli military said Palestinians fired anti-tank weapons at Israeli positions near Khan Yunis.

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Sharon fields unity government for conflict with Palestinians

...blaming Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for inciting his people to violence and failing to curb the militants, as Israeli military commanders charged that Arafat's allies and commanders were involved in attacks. Sharon has pledged not to resume...

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Three killed in Israeli air strikes on Syrian army in Lebanon

...the anti-Israel guerrillas and threatened to retaliate. But Monday's strike was a major new departure in the Israeli military response to the guerrilla attacks and increased the risk of escalation along Israel's tense northern border. Raanan...

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Israel seizes Palestinian-controlled areas after mortars hit town

...policeman was killed and 36 people were hurt in the attack from the ground, air and sea -- one of the most extensive Israeli military operations since September. Israeli troops also divided Gaza into three parts, barring north-south traffic in...

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Gaza Strip gunbattle threatens Mideast cease-fire

...concrete blocks near the border with Egypt. Palestinian gunmen took up positions and fired back, the witnesses said. Israeli military officials said the Palestinians had opened fire first with anti-tank grenades during a routine patrol to repair...

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