The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The Hamas rocket attack on Sderot and the settlements around the Gaza Strip continues as the Hamas-Fatah confrontation in the Gaza Strip wanes. (May 17 Bulletin update)

The rocket attack on Sderot and the settlements around the Gaza Strip, initiated by Hamas and joined by other terrorist organizations, entered its sixth day. So far 132 rocket hits have been identified, about half of them in the Sderot region. The number of hits of the past three days has decreased in relation to
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Hamas rocket attacks on Sderot and the western Negev continue on the backdrop of the extremely violent confrontations between Hamas and Fatah in the Gaza Strip

Hamas’ rocket attack against Sderot and the western Negev settlements which began on May 15 continues. So far 74 hits have been identified, causing scores of injuries Behind the rocket attack is the significant increase in the violent clashes between Hamas and Fatah, which have caused approximately 50 deaths since May 13. Hamas dominance has
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation May 1-15 (updated May 16, 10 a.m.), 2007

Events focused on the heavy volley of Hamas rocket fire which hit Sderot and the surrounding area on May 15. The attack was clearly an attempt to draw attention away from the internal Palestinian confrontations, the worsening anarchy in the Gaza Strip and the helplessness of the Palestinian national unity government, and to turn it
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The Army of Islam, a radical Islamic Palestinian terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the abduction of British journalist Alan Johnston.

The Army of Islam, a radical Islamic Palestinian terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, claimed responsibility for the abduction of British journalist Alan Johnston. In exchange for his release, they demand the release of global jihad operatives, particularly Sheikh Abu Qatada (a Jordanian of Palestinian descent, held prisoner in Britain)
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“Felesteen”, a new Hamas-associated daily newspaper

“Felesteen”, a new Hamas-associated daily newspaper, was launched in Gaza City. A new weapon in Hamas’s battle for hearts and minds, the newspaper is meant to compete with the three Palestinian Authority dailies controlled or influenced by Fatah and Abu Mazen, and increase Hamas’s influence among the Palestinian public.
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation April 16-30, 2007

The focus of these last two weeks’ events was a massive rocket and mortar shelling by Hamas on Israel’s Independence Day, the first such attack since the signing of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip The Chairman of the Palestinian Authority and the Finance Minister completed series of trips to Western and Arab countries
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