Middle East

Gunfire but Middle East ceasefire holds
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen have traded fire in the West Bank despite the apparent truce between the two sides.
19:05 Wednesday 19th September 2001

Guns fall silent after Israelis and Palestinians commit to truce
Israel and the Palestinians are observing a tentative truce after pulling back their forces.
11:24 Wednesday 19th September 2001

Truce holds between Israel and Palestinians
Israelis and Palestinians are observing a truce after pulling back their forces at the urging of the United States.
09:09 Wednesday 19th September 2001

Straw urges immediate peace talks in Middle East
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has welcomed the Middle East ceasefire and urged the warring nations to start peace talks immediately.
18:50 Tuesday 18th September 2001

Arafat and Israelis agree ceasefire
Israel has ordered a halt to military operations against the Palestinians.
15:31 Tuesday 18th September 2001

Arafat says he has ordered ceasefire
Yasser Arafat has issued clear instructions to Palestinian security and police forces to cease fire with the Israeli army.
14:06 Monday 17th September 2001

Mentally handicapped Palestinian killed in Gaza fighting
A mentally-handicapped Palestinian has been killed by fire from an Israeli watchtower in the Gaza Strip.
09:49 Monday 17th September 2001

Three dead after shootings and Israeli missile strikes
Three Palestinians have been killed and more than 30 injured after a spate of violence in the Gaza Strip.
19:46 Saturday 15th September 2001

Israel fires missiles at Palestinian security offices in Gaza
Israeli forces have fired missiles from the air and from the ground at three separate Palestinian security targets in the Gaza Strip, injuring 12 Palestinians and damaging buildings.
14:02 Saturday 15th September 2001

Palestinians killed in clashes with troops
Two Palestinians have been killed during a clash with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
00:09 Saturday 15th September 2001

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