Israel scales back Gaza offensive as Palestinians mark Ramadan
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JERUSALEM : Israel scaled back its vast operation in northern Gaza despite the deaths of four more Palestinians as tens of thousands of Muslims joined the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at Jerusalem&#39;s Al Aqsa mosque.
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The Israeli occupation forces tightened closure on the Palestinian territories on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan and prevented any Palestinian under age 50 from entering occupied Jerusalem.
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JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.
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GAZA CITY: The Israeli army killed one Palestinian in an air raid and demolished at least 35 houses in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israel shut down for Judaismâs most solemn day of Yom Kippur.
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The move suggests the sides were seeking to pull back from a potential showdown in the Gaza Strip, at least for now.
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Israel will sharply reduce its  military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response  to efforts by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end  attacks on Israelis.
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Israel announced on Friday it was winding down its 17-day deadly offensive in the Gaza Strip, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon observed the army&#39;s warning that staying more than that in crowded Palestinian areas was too risky.
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Israel yesterday lifted a threat to limit the number of Muslim worshipers at the Temple Mount for Ramadan rites that begin today. Israeli authorities had warned they may clamp restrictions
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Israeli forces pulled back on Thursday after a raid into the northern Gaza Strip a day earlier in which troops killed 11 people in clashes with local gunmen and prompted calls for revenge from Hamas militants.
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Israel announced on Friday it was sharply reducing its military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response to efforts by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end attacks on Israelis.
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JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel scaled back its 17-day offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon heeded the army's warning that a long stay in crowded Palestinian areas is too risky and the United States called for a quick Israeli pullout.    Sharon's decision came just hours after he told legislators Thursday that "Operation Days of Penitence," meant to stop Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli communities, would continue and even be expanded...
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A 17-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, the biggest in four years, came to an end after the army withdrew from the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.
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Israel has wrapped up a two-day raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza. 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 40 wounded during the military operation.
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The three days of festivities marking the end of the month of Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, which began yesterday in the Palestinian Authority, give the leadership something of a brief time-out
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Israel stopped thousands of Palestinians from entering Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque on Friday and tightened border security as Jews prepared for the solemn annual rite of Yom Kippur.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said  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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JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the pullback at the urging of Israeli military commanders, who argued the two-week offensive had played itself out, and after calls from the United States to wrap up the operation...