Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2006

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Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006

Contents

[edit] January

  • January summary: 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]

[edit] February

  • February summary: 29 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]; 1 Israeli killed by Palestinian man.

[edit] March

  • March summary: 15 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]; 1 Palestinian kills himself in Occupied Territories[2]; 5 Israelis killed by Palestinians in Occupied Territories[3] [2]; 2 Israelis killed in Israel by Palestinian security forces (rocket).
  • March 1: 1 killed in shooting attack at gas station near Migdalim, West Bank.[3]
  • March 28: 2 killed (incl. 1 child) in explosion of Qassam rocket found in western Negev area.
  • March 30: 4 killed (incl. 1 child) by suicide bomber posing as Jewish hitchhiker, in Kedumim in Occupied Territories.[2]

[edit] April

  • April summary: 31 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]; 1 Palestinian kills himself in Israel[4]; 6 Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians in Israel[4] [5]; 10 others killed by a Palestinian in Israel[4].
  • April 17: 11 killed (including 2 Romanians, 1 French citizen, 1 US citizen and 1 dual Israeli-French citizen), over 60 injured by suicide bomber outside a fast-food restaurant in Tel Aviv after being prevented by a security guard from entering.[4]

[edit] May

  • May summary: 36 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]

[edit] June

  • June summary: 41 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]; 2 Palestinians detained by Israelis in Occupied Territories and taken to Israel; 1 Israeli detained by Palestinians in Israel and taken to Gaza; 64 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council detained by Israeli forces and held in Israel as of October, 24 2006[6].
  • June 09: an explosion on a Gaza beach, of disputed origin, kills 8 Palestinians.[7]
  • June 24, 03:30-04:30 local time, near Rafah: Ali Muamar is beaten by Israeli soldiers, his sons Osama and Mustafa Muamar are detained and taken to an undisclosed location in Israel, and Ali Muamar is treated in hospital.
  • June 25: Palestinian militants infiltrate Israel through a secret tunnel and start a gunbattle at a military checkpoint - 2 Israeli soldiers and 3 militants are killed and an Israeli soldier is reported as missing and is later found out to have been captured by the militants.
  • June 28: Israel starts a military operation in the Gaza strip, deploying a large number of tanks, APCs and troops in order to rescue the soldier captured in the attack three days before that.
  • June 29: Israeli troops detain one third of the Palestinian government and altogether 64 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council who are Hamas members.[6]

[edit] July

  • July summary: 177 Palestinians killed by Israel security forces[8] (1-15 July: 97 in the Occupied Territories)[1];
  • July 16: Three Palestinian militants are killed in an Israeli airstrike, soon after Israeli forces re-entered the Gaza Strip.[9]

[edit] August

  • August 19: An Israeli citizen is shot and killed by a Palestinian in Bkaot in the Bikaa region in Israel. [11]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories. B'Tselem. Retrieved on 2006-08-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Kedumim deaths may have prevented greater tragedy", The Jerusalem Post, 2006-03-30.
  3. ^ a b "Father of two killed in Samaria shooting", The Jerusalem Post, 2006-03-02.
  4. ^ a b c d "A final kiss good-bye", The Jerusalem Post, 2006-04-20.
  5. ^ Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians in Israel. B'Tselem. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  6. ^ a b Israel seizes Hamas legislators. BBC (29 June 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-05.
  7. ^ "Hamas militants vow to end truce", BBC News, 2006-06-10.
  8. ^ Palestine News Network (5 August 2006). Palestinian Ministry of Health: Israeli forces kill 177 & injure 1,010 Palestinians in July. International Middle East Media Center. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  9. ^ "Gaza Strip: Three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire", Al Bawaba, 2006-07-16.
  10. ^ http://www.nfc.co.il/archive/001-D-108402-00.html?tag=16-50-15
  11. ^ http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/467/104.html