Sharon, cabinet agree to major offensive in Gaza
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JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his security cabinet agreed late Thursday to a major offensive military offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s cabinet passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel&#39;s parliament for his withdrawal plan.
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Jerusalem - The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved as expected Premier Ariel Sharon&#39;s controversial plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip, paying compensation to those leaving but punishing those trying to stay on.
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On a day Israeli forces attacked targets in Gaza, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reached agreement with the Labor Party on a national unity government -- strengthening his plan to disengage from the Palestinians.
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Israel&#39;s defense minister decided Thursday to launch a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli border towns, an Israeli radio station reported.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on  Sunday he was giving Israel's army free rein to battle  militants in Gaza, and the Palestinian leadership called for a  halt to attacks on Israelis.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved a major Israeli offensive that would re-occupy northern parts of the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian fighters firing homemade rockets into Israel , Israeli Army Radio said.
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Israel's security cabinet on Wednesday agreed to press ahead with military raids in Gaza but did not opt for a large-scale assault in response to a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks, political sources said.
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In a major victory for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Knesset voted today to approve his Gaza withdrawal plan and vacate all settlements from the Gaza Strip and some from the West Bank by next year.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will seek a governing coalition with Shimon Peres&#39;s Labour Party and pledged to press ahead with a planned Gaza pullout.
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Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to expand a huge offensive into Gaza that has killed 50  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Labor Chairman Shimon Peres reached an agreement Thursday on the latter&#39;s title, paving the way for the establishment of a coalition
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Israeli defence minister warns that armed forces are preparing for a broad offensive against Gaza in response to rocket attacks on southern Israeli towns
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon and opposition leader Shimon Peres have agreed a compromise deal which paves the way for a new coalition government.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel's pull-out from Gaza will be coordinated with the Palestinians.
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Israel&#39;s plan to pull out of Gaza next year passed a crucial test on Thursday when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon easily won party approval to ask the more moderate Labor party to join his coalition.
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Israel's defense minister decided Thursday to launch a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli border towns, an Israeli radio station reported.