ITEM: 9 Feb 2005
... roadblocks and checkpoints maintained in Nablus and Qalqylia; setting up of new roadblocks reported ...
ITEM: 9 Feb 2005
... military incursion into village south of Nablus draws Palestinian resistance fire ...
ITEM: 9 Feb 2005
... two Fatah members arrested during army operation in Nablus ...
ITEM: 9 Feb 2005
... army post comes under resistance fire in northern West Bank, near Jenin ...
ITEM: 9 Feb 2005
... army raids continue around al-Khalil ... reports of houses searched and ransacked ...
ITEM: 10 Feb 2005
... military impose closure on village of Kafr Qaddum, near Qalqylia, ...
ITEM: 10 Feb 2005
... several confrontations reported involving settlers and Palestinian farmers in Qalqylia region ... settlers from Qadumim assault two Palestinian women working their land ...
ITEM: 10 Feb 2005
... army raids in Al-Mawasi continue ... dogs used for house-to-house searches ... ten residents detained in unknown location ...
ITEM: 10 Feb 2005
... dozens of checkpoints set up around villages to the north and west of Ramallah and Al-Bireh ...
ITEM: 10 Feb 2005
... checkpoints set up south and west of Tubas ... movement restrictions applied at Taiseer and Al-Hamra checkpoints east of Tubas ...
ITEM: 10 Feb 2005
... resident arrested in Nablus (alleged a 'ticking bomb') and two in al-Sawahra, near Jerusalem ...
ITEM: 11 Feb 2005
... PFLP member arrested during army incursion into Bir Zeit village, near Ramallah ...
ITEM: 11 Feb 2005
... in response to the incursions into Nablus city and Al-Ein refugee camps, an explosive charge is detonated near a military patrol, damaging a jeep ... Al-Aqsa brigades, the Fatah military wing, claim responsibility ...
ITEM: 11 Feb 2005
... several incidents of fire from military posts targeting neighbourhoods and police patrol in Rafah and Khan Younis, Gaza Strip ...
ITEM: 11 Feb 2005
... controls on passage through checkpoints in Gaza Strip, Jerusalem and Bethlehem remain in place ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... Israeli military and police forces raid Al-Shewkh and Sa'eer towns, Al-Khalil governorate, searching houses and impounding vehicles under the pretext of investigating car thefts ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... resident of Adh-Dhahariya, Al-Khalil governorate, arrested for membership of Hamas ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... army invades Salfit, surrounding Palestinian security forces in their quarters for several hours ... checkpoint set up near the centre of the town, vehicles and residents detained ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... dawn raid by army on village of Al-Thaheriya to arrest Hamas member ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... army incursion into Wadi Al-Nasara area, Al-Khalil governorate, breaking into and searching residences ... two homes requisitioned for military purposes, evicting families ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... military incursion into Azzoun Atma village, Qalqylia governorate, closing access roads ... harassment of school pupils ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... construction of the segregation wall continues throughout the West Bank (Jerusalem districts, Bethlehem districts, Husan, Idhna-Al-Burj region (Al-Khalil), Bardala towards the Jordan river (Jenin), Budrus-Ni'lin-Beit Liqya area, amongst others) ...
ITEM: 12 Feb 2005
... shells fired from military positions at Khan Younis ...
ITEM: 13 Feb 2005
... military raid into Al-Arrub refugee camp, Al-Khalil, provoking clashes ... girl injured ...
ITEM: 13 Feb 2005
... continued firing from military positions towards Khan Younis, Khusa'a village, Rafah neighbourhoods ...
ITEM: 13 Feb 2005
... missile fired by Palestinian resistance ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... youth shot dead by army in Al-Khalil, after being initially immobilised by bullet wound to the leg ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... military distribute land confiscation orders for construction of the segregation wall in Brta'a and Toura villages, near Jenin ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... homes in Rafah targeted by tank and machine gun fire ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... Rafah border terminal closed to residents under 36 years of age ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... mobile checkpoint stationed at Nabi Elias, near Qalqylia ... three arrested ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... Palestinian mortar fire targeting border post in southern Gaza Strip ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... PA Prisoner's Affairs' Ministry claims deception over 500 prisoners nominated for release (70% administrative detainees) ... prisoners remain incarcerated ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... military incursion into Khirbet Tha'laba, Al-Khalil governorate ... exclusion orders distributed ...
ITEM: 14 Feb 2005
... Palestinian buildings demolished in Beit Hanina by the military ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... army refuses to evacuate from Jericho, citing disagreement over Oslo-defined boundaries for withdrawal ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... Palestinian police officer arrested in Yatta village for alleged membership of the resistance ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... villages of Azzun and Baqat al-Hatab invaded by army ... houses searched, percussion bombs detonated, checkpoints set up in and around Azzun ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... army conducts nocturnal raids into several quarters of Nablus and Balata and Askar refugee camps ... homes broken into and searched ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... Al-Quds Open Universtity district, Rafidia, invaded by army ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... eight Palestinians arrested around Ramallah for membership of Hamas ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... two Palestinian youths shot - one mortally wounded - near Beitunya ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... three mortars reported fired at Gush Katif settlement bloc in Gaza Strip ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... plans to build new extension of Gush Etzion settlement - Gfa'ot - to house 5,000 inhabitants revealed ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... military establish mobile checkpoint at As-Suwetat, Jenin ... five Palestinian police officers detained ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... army incursion into Beit Rima and Deir Ghassana villages ... percussion bombs fired, houses searched ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... military raid with helicopter support establishes curfew on village of Kafr Qalil .. two Palestinians, affiliated with Al-Aqsa brigades, penned in house and killed after exchange of fire ... ambulances blocked and shot at ... Fatah spokesman states: "This was another assassination, it constitutes a clear violation of the ceasefire which stipulates that Israel stops targeting Palestinians everywhere."
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... army positions open fire on residential district in Rafah (Ash Shu'at) ... from Sufa crossing point towards Palestinian territory ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... two arrested after military raid on Ramallah neighbourhood (Um Ash-Sharayet) ...
ITEM: 15 Feb 2005
... army distribute confiscation orders concerning 25 dunums (6 acres) of land for construction of the segregation barrier at Al-Eizariya, East Jerusalem ...
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... military raid on Silwad, Ramallah governorate ... interrogation orders issued to two residents from the General Security Service ...
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... military raid to arrest three in Kharbath Bani Hareth for membership of Hamas ...
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... severe movement restrictions persist for farmers attempting to access their land sectioned off by segregation barrier in Qalqylia district ...
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... PA report on ceasefire cites 290 Israeli violations in the period February 8-14 2005, amongst which: 25 arrests; 25 detentions; 50 shootings and bombings of residential areas; 77 assaults on residential premises; 53 new roadblocks; 9 confiscation orders concerning 5350 dunums of land (1335 acres). ...
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... while army present, settlers attack and burn four Palestinian vehicles pulled into a petrol station at Huwarra village ... villagers controlled fire before it spread to refuelling gantries ... army does not intervene ..
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... resident of AIda refugee camp arrested and beaten at checkpoint north of Bethlehem ...
ITEM: 16 Feb 2005
... After army and settler paramilitary violence kills three Palestinians during a week, PA claims Israel is violating the ceasefire agreement: "it is either the Israeli government can't rein in its terrorist army, or the government itself is instructing the army to keep up the killing in order to provoke the Palestinians to retaliate," said Abdullah Abdullah, PA official.
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... permanent closure of Tzofim checkpoint, east of Qalqylia, to permit-holding farmers due to military orders invalidating permission for passage ... farmers instructed to reapply for new permits ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... security tightened at north Jerusalem checkpoints of Qalandia and Ar-Ram, provoking long delays ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... Qassam rocket fired towards settlements in southern Gaza Strip ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... Huwarra checkpoint comes under fire from Palestinian resistance ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... Following a settler attack on the Palestinian village of At-Tuwani, Al-Khalil governorate, injuring international peace volunteers, the army intervenes with military order to close off grazing lands to villagers ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... army conduct dawn raid into Qalqylia to search houses ... two residents taken to unknown location ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... Hamas, Islamic Jihad issue statement affirming continued adherence to ceasefire in spite of Israeli infractions, but monitoring violations ...
ITEM: 17 Feb 2005
... Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairs states 900 prisoners nominated for release are those selected unilaterally by Israel, not from criteria negotiated with PA representatives ... release of tranche of 500 prisoners delayed by one week from 15 February ...
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... exit passage for 16-25-year-olds finally reopened at Rafah border crossing, Gaza Strip ... heavily restricted access for 1000-1500 workers to Israel from Gaza Strip causing delays and operating only at one-third of agreed volume ...
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz announces that 55 deportees during intifada are to be permitted to return to the West Bank ...
File: Promising Developments (11th hour) . . .
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... shooting towards Palestinian residential area from military post near Netzarim settlement, Gaza Strip, seriously wounds child, damages property ...
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... army imposes complete closure of Kafr Qaddum village, near Nablus, in an attempt to prevent access of international peace activists protesting closure of only access road to village ... spokesperson for Israeli peace movement, Gush Shalom, states: "another proof which clearly shows the huge gap between what Sharon says in his statements and what really happens on the ground ... The army is making the life of the residents intolerable, Israeli media keeps talking about clashes between settlers and soldiers, but on the ground, soldiers and settlers are continuing their attacks and military procedures against the residents" ...
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... ambulance carrying woman in labour denied passage at Qalandia checkpoint ... woman gives birth at the checkpoint while soldiers impound and search vehicle ...
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... Army closes roads around Qalqylia ...
ITEM: 18 Feb 2005
... Hamas spokesman in Gaza Strip states ceasefire dependent on Israel releasing all political prisoners: "we affirm to all those concerned that no calming down, no truce, and no stability are feasible unless our prisoners, affiliated with all Palestinian resistance factions, [are] released" ... demonstrations in Ramallah and Nablus demand PA prioritise prisoners and detainees issue ...
ITEM: 19 Feb 2005
... several checkpoints set up on the Ramallah-Nablus route ... residents and traffic detained and searched, prolonged questioning of detainees ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... settlers rampage through Al-Sahla district of Al-Khalil attacking Palestinian residents and property and barring access to homes ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... military incursion into city of Al-Khader, near Bethlehem, attacking shops, imposing curfew, searching and detaining residents ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... Hamas issues statement repeating demand for release of prisoners ... claims detainees being illegally held after expiration of sentences ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... youth in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, hit in the back with heavy machine-gun fire from military post in Neveh Dekalim colony ... dozens of homes reported shelled in Khan Younis ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... in separate incidents, two residents wounded by random high-velocity rifle fire in Rafah ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... army incursion into Silwad to search homes, arrest resident ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... military place caravans, generator and erect tents on Palestinian land in Al-Rashaida village, near Bethlehem ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... siege of Kafr Qaddum continues ...
ITEM: 20 Feb 2005
... Palestinian resistance activists accused of setting explosives traps on military roads in the Gaza Strip ... army claim finding explosive charges almost every day for the last three weeks ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... army closes Qalandia checkpoint, controlling access northwards from Jerusalem ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... soldiers assault resident for using access road to Nablus from Tel village ... resident hospitalised in a coma ... attack follows previous assaults on teachers using the same road on Saturday (19 Feb) ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... military operations reported in Nablus refugee camps (Balata, Askar), firing randomly at homes ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... Rafah border crossing finally opened without imposing age limitation ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... Israel releases 500 prisoners, including six who were detained beyond their full terms ... Palestinian Ministry of Detainees accused Israel of "deceiving the world and the Palestinians" ... the majority of those released had already served more than two-thirds of their sentence ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... army incursion into Al-Mawasi, Gaza Strip, breaking into and searching dozens of homes ... two residents arrested ...
ITEM: 21 Feb 2005
... settlers from Yitzhar, near Nablus, contaminate the sole natural water source for the Palestinian village of Madama, the seventh such occurrence in three years ... foreign aid worker alleges "connivance" of military authorities with settler vandalism: "[the] army is well aware of what the settlers are doing to the Palestinians but it turns a blind eye" ...