Gunmen Seek Refuge In Bethlehem Church
Palestinian gunmen hid inside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity as Israeli troops expanded operations in the West Bank. Tanks and helicopters fire on Jenin and Saibat while gunmen and a nurse are reported killed. about 120 fighters held the church as hundreds fought nearby.
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West Bank
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Saifit
Church of the Nativity
Manger Square
Hana Nasser
Samir
Marc Innaro
Italy
RALTV
Mohammed Madani
Bethehem
Mass burial in Ramallah hospital yard amid curfew
In Ramallah under rain and gunfire, 15 bodies were laid to a makeshift grave in the hospital parking lot after electricity shortages delayed morgue refrigeration. Families could not claim remains due to curfew and fighting, as hospital staff and some European peace activists watched.
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West Bank
Israel
Hosni Atari
Hard-liners map strategy at Arab League conference
Arab hard-liners consider cutting off Israel ties and oil to the United States, while moderates may curb such moves. Mubarak urged Bush to halt Israel’s offensive in Palestinian zones as Palestinians push for unity and a tough stand at the Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo. Diplomats aim for an early meeting date to present a unified stance against the invasion and Arafat’s quarantine.
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Egypt
Israel
America
Arab League
Hosni Mubarak
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Bush
Middle East
Nabil Shaath
Jordan
Yasser Arafat
Expulsion policy draws criticism in West Bank press crackdown
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined other groups in criticizing Israel over expelling reporters from Bethlehem Ramallah and Qalailiya during a six day West Bank crackdown. It said troops fired on a NBC armored car carrying Dana Lewis and crew and on Orla Guerin during a Bethlehem protest. no injuries reported. The government press office revoked credentials of two Abu Dhabi TV journalists and threatened action against AmericaNBC for broadcasting from Ramallah.
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Committee To Protect Journalists
Israel
West Bank
Ariel Sharon
Bethlehem
Ramallah
Qalailiya
International Federation of Journalists
Foreign Press Association
Committee To Protect
NBC
Dana Lewis
BBC
Orla Guerin
Abu Dhabi
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