Israel expects slew of attacks ahead of Gaza pullout
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JERUSALEM: Israel said Monday it expects an upsurge in Palestinian attacks ahead of its Gaza withdrawal, as the US insisted the pullout should be consistent with the international &quot;road map&quot; for peace.
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Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.
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Before their elections in January, Palestinians are demanding that Israel pull back to pre-intifada positions.
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Israel will declare the Gaza Strip a "hostile entity" in response to Palestinian rocket attacks, officials say.
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Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to widen an offensive into Gaza which has killed 55  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets that have  fueled criticism of his plan to quit the occupied strip.
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Israel has stepped up preparations for a possible military incursion into Gaza over concerns that fighting between Palestinian factions may lead to renewed attacks on Israel, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Israel's security cabinet on Wednesday agreed to press on with military raids and "targeted killings" in the Gaza Strip but had not ordered a large-scale assault in response to a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks.
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JERUSALEM Israel hints that it might coordinate a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip -- if the Palestinians crack down on militants.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday presented a detailed timetable for his planned pullout of troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip to his Likud party.
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Move comes after weeks of clashes between Israeli forces and militants
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JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has ordered a troop pullout from a refugee camp in Gaza. The order could signal an end to a two-week offensive in northern Gaza that has left more than 100 Palestinians dead.
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Israel is going to slow its planned pullout from five West Bank towns after a day of violence strained an informal cease-fire, and will stop the process altogether if Palestinians don't halt all attacks on Israeli targets, Israeli security officials said Tuesday.
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Israel is planning cuts in the supply of electricity and fuel to Gaza to try to halt rocket attacks, officials say.
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According to security officials, the IDF operation &quot;Days of Repentence,&quot; which was launched nearly two weeks ago against rampant firing of Kassam rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli communities, is expected to wind up in the coming days.
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The Palestinian leader orders his security forces to prevent militant attacks on Israelis, officials say.
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Israel is prepared to turn over security responsibilities in the northern Gaza Strip to Palestinian forces well ahead of a planned withdrawal from the area in mid-2005, Israeli security officials said today.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, saying troops will remain until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted. Israeli officials said the offensive &#151; in which 58 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed &#151; will help clear the way for an Israeli withdrawal.