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Focuses on the reaction of Palestinian Arabs to the evacuation of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip as of August 18, 2005. Report that some Palestinians celebrated the removal of Israelis from Gaza, while others sympathized with those forcibly evicted; Comments of Palestinians on the forced evacuations; Importance of the eviction of Israeli settlers in Gaza to the Arab-Israeli peace process; Reflections of Palestinians on their own experiences of removal from homelands in Israel's history.

Focuses on the political and social effects of the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Author's view that Gazans are tenatively contemplating the unfamiliar possibility of new freedom; Suggestion that the Israeli settlements in Gaza are part of the area's landscape and that it will be hard for even the occasional visitor to imagine them gone; Reports on how various Palestinian factions, vying for credit and control, have decided to declare victory in the Israeli withdrawal. INSET: Settlement By Settlement.

Reports on the plans of Palestinians for the former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip.

Reports on the move of President Mahmoud Abbas to capitalize on Israel's evacuation of its Gaza settlements, declaring that one site would be used for housing as part of a future seaport.

Reports on the different attitude of Gazans about the evacuation of Israeli settlements in Gaza Strip.

Reports that the major Palestinian factions have agreed to oversee how the Palestinian Authority uses land left behind as Israel settlers and soldiers leave the Gaza Strip.

Presents the second of two articles about the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. How it is uncertain who will rule the Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli forces leave; Concern of many that without a plan in place, the area could be lawless or run by force; Struggle by factions to assert their rule; How Palestinian president, Yasir Arafat, has not made a statement about a government for the area; Hope of some that it could become self-ruling and a model for the rest of the country; Efforts of Muhammad Dahlan who is favored by the Israelis, Europeans and Americans to position himself for leadership; Background on Dahlan.

Reports on the contest between Islamists and secular leaders in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Dependence of the Israeli economy on foreign donors; Decrease in all forms of authority among Palestinians; Involvement of Zacaria Zubeidah and Salahaldin Mousa as the administrative leaders of Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, the militant group most feared by Israel; Impact of the conflict on Israelis in cities such as Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Reports that Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon coaxed his country on Sunday toward evacuating some settlements next year, winning approval from is right-wing coalition government to begin preparing for disengagement from the Palestinians of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Details of how Sharon forged a compromise with the far-right; Details of the agreement; Reaction of the Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qurei; Background on Sharon's policies on relations with the Palestinians; Details of the debate among Israeli politicians about the Gaza withdrawal.

Reports on Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate some Israeli settlements without a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Sharon's proposal that the cabinet vote on emptying just three settlements in the Gaza Strip; Support of the U.S. government on Sharon's plan.

Reports on Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid's attack on Israeli plan to demolish Palestinian homes in Gaza. Lapid's claim that a suffering Palestinian woman reminded him of his grandmother; Israeli debate about a continuing Israeli military campaign in the Palestinian neighborhoods of the southern Gaza Strip; Remarks made by Lapid in a radio interview regarding the issue.

Comments on the Israeli army raids conducted in the Gaza Strip in May 2004. Death and damage to property caused by the raids; International reaction to the raids; Proposed withdrawal of all Israeli troops in the Palestinian occupied area.

Reports that several people were killed when an Israeli tank and helicopter gunship opened fire on a group of Palestinians protesting against Israel's occupation in Rafah in Gaza Strip. Implication for the peace process between the two countries; United Nations Security Council's reaction on the Israeli actions; Number of civilians killed in the attack.

Focuses on the death of four Palestinians under the age of 18 in a raid on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Army. Details of an autopsy by a Palestinian doctor on a 14-year-old boy who was shot by a sniper; Conflicting versions of reality given by each side regarding casualties and methods; Description of an attack on protestors by an Israeli helicopter; Conflicting reports as to the number of casualties and whether or not there were armed militants in the crowd.

Reports that the Israeli military has seized control of Palestinian neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip. Number of casualties caused by the Israeli raid; Claim of the Israeli defense ministry that the raid was needed to stop the smuggling of rocket-propelled grenades and other arms through tunnels from Egypt; Speculation that the Israeli strategy was to occupy Tel Sultan in the hope of drawing Palestinian militants from the neighboring Rafah refugee camp into the snipers' scopes.

Reports on the intention of Israeli officials to proceed with a plan to widen an Israeli-patrolled lane along the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt by demolishing as many as hundreds of Palestinian homes. Importance of demolitions to foil weapons smugglers and to protect soldiers in the area from Palestinian militants who use the buildings as cover; Diplomatic assurances provided by United States President George W. Bush to Israel; Estimated number of Palestinians who lost their homes.

Reports on the clash between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in a contest over soldiers' remains, after two Israeli armored vehicles were blown apart in separate incidents.

Reports on the leftists' call for the pullout of Israeli soldiers out of the Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt. Support given in part by the lefitsts to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon; Turbulence in Israeli politics; Growth in the clamor for a Gaza withdrawal following the death of soldiers in separate attacks that destroyed two armored vehicles.

Reports on Israel's plan to widen an army-patrolled zone at the southern end of the Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt. Demolition of many Palestinian buildings; Efforts to protect Israeli soldiers who hunt for Palestinian smuggling tunnels in the area; Incidence of violence that resulted to the death of soldiers in the area.

Reports that Palestinian militants destroyed an Israeli armored vehicle in the Gaza Strip on May 12, 2004, then confronted troops who stormed after the remains of their fallen comrades. Number of casualties; Missile fired by an Israeli helicopter ay Palestinians after the attack, killing seven Palestinians; Statement issued by two militant groups, Islamic Jihad and Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, saying they had turned over Israeli body parts to the Egyptian intelligence service.

Reports that Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had given orders to halt development of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip in a step toward an eventual Israeli withdrawal. Remarks from Sharon concerning the matter; Account of the clash between Israeli riot police officers and Palestinians at a Jerusalem holy site; Assertion from Sharon regarding the continuation of Israel to supply Gazans with electricity and water after a withdrawal.

With a proposed Israeli withdrawal by Ariel Sharon, Israeli President from the Gaza Strip, each side in the Israel-Palestinian conflict wants to prove the other side evidence of its own strength. Hamas, a fundamentalist Palestinian group sees a unilateral Israeli withdrawal as a political opportunity. But in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the messages either side tries to send are usually much more convincing than its adversary. Palestinians cling to their own message, that Israel is running from Palestinian resistance.

Reports that two Palestinian suicide bombers not only killed ten Israeli in Ashdod on Sunday but their act also shut down what would have been the first meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his counterpart, Ahmed Qurei of Palestine. Description of the suicide bombing; How Israel retaliated; Belief the bombers may have come from the Gaza Strip and the implications that makes concerning the electronic security fence around Gaza designed to keep terrorists out of Israel; Responsibility for the bombing which was claimed by an offshoot of Yasir Arafat's Fatah faction; Description of the actual attack; Gaza militants who are angry following an Israeli raid into central Gaza where 14 were killed.

Discusses how 14 Palestinians died in a battle with Israeli armored forces in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. How the Israelis used grenades and firebombs to fire on the camps; Efforts of the Israeli Army to find the militants responsible for firing mortar bombs and antitank missiles at Jewish settlements nearby; How four Palestinian suicide bombers and two policemen died in an attempted suicidal attack on an Israeli-controlled boundary; Plans of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to support a unilateral withdrawal of Israelis from the Gaza Strip; Efforts of the Hamas Islamic militant group to drive the Israelis out of the refugee camps.

Reports on Israeli-Palestinian violence in Jerusalem and civil disorder in Nablus, Israel on February 27, 2004. Killing of two Israelis by a Palestinian gunman; Suicide bomber's blowing himself up near a Gaza Strip settlement; Clashes between stone-throwing Palestinians and riot-equipped police officers; Resignation of Ghassan W. Shakah, mayor of Nablus, which is the Palestinians' commercial center and home of their stock exchange; Shakah's membership in Yasir Arafat's Fatah movement; Demonstrations against Israel's construction of a barrier against West Bank Palestinians.

Reports on the questioning done by Israeli police to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as part of the bribery investigation that could impede his plan for unilateral disengagement from the Palestinians. Issue on the transfer of settlements outside of the Gaza Strip while violence continues in the area; Pursuance of the unilateral plan of Prime Minister Sharon if the implementation of the Bush administration's plan has failed; Issue of whether or not to indict the prime minister.

Reports on the plan of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to evacuate the settlers from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Impact of the plan on the settlers; Implications for the nation's political system; Overview on the political career of Sharon; Effect of the plan to the Palestinians; Views of Palestine Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei on the issue.

Reports on the conflict between militants and civilians leading to the killing of eight Palestinians in Gaza. Use of gun during the battle; Effort of government to cease the conflict between the Israeli troops and Palestinians; Initiative of the officials to initiate exchange of prisoners of war.

Reports on the decision of Israel officials to seal off the Gaza Strip after a female Palestinian suicide bomber killed Israelis near the crossing point. Employment of a woman for the suicide attack by the Islamist group Hamas.

Discusses the peaceful lives of those who live in the Golan Heights of Israel. Consideration of how experienced cowboys keep horses; How Israel captured Golan Heights from Syria in the Arab-Israeli war of 1967; Risk of eviction for the cowboys if peace is made with Syria; Differences between Israelis who live in Golan and those who inhabit the Gaza Strip.

Reports that the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is considering the evacuation of civilians from some isolated areas in the Gaza Strip in preparation to renew talks with the Palestinian leadership. Outlines given for negotiating proposals with the Palestinians; Probability that Israel will redraw borders on its own according to observers; Source of pressure on Sharon's decision from the Geneva Initiative.

Reports that the Israeli Army demolished three vacant apartment buildings in the Gaza Strip where three soldiers were earlier killed by a Palestinian gunman. Debate in Israel over whether the settlement is worth keeping; Evacuation of 2,000 Palestinian by soldiers from surrounding buildings.

Reports on the missile strike and air attacks by Israelis in Gaza Strip. Number of victims; Videotape shown by Israeli Air Force to reporters which presented the scene of the attacks; Reason behind the attacks.

Reports on the killing of three Palestinians by Israeli forces scouring a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip for smuggling tunnels on October 18, 2003.

Reports on the casualties of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip on September 1, 2003.

Reports on the attack of the Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip in August 2003.

Describes living conditions in the Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip. Kite-flying activities of Palestinian youth; Materials for kites, including old homework assignments; Importance of kite-flying activities for Palestinian youth during a period of uncertainty about the future of Palestine and peace with Israel.

Reports on the move of Israel to turnover the checkpoint in Gaza Strip to Palestinian police officers.

Reports that Hamas, Al Fatah, and Islamic Jihad, the militant Palestinian groups, have announced a three-month halt to attacks on Israelis. Return of part of Gaza to Palestinian control after the Palestinian factions declared that they were suspending violence; Conditions which the factions set for Israel, including a halt to its killings of accused terrorists and a release of Palestinian prisoners; Hope of Israelis that they might be entering a new period of calm or the end to the conflict; Efforts of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to gain the truce to re-establish Palestinian security control without having to combat Hamas immediately.

Reports that Palestinian leaders are urging smaller resistance factions to join in a cease-fire announcement it has planned with militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Plans of Israeli and Palestinian leaders to meet to discuss the transfer of security control over parts of the Gaza Strip; Details of the truce agreement; Details of bombing incidents in the region, which may have been conducted in response to the imminent truce agreement.

Reports that Israeli and Palestinian leaders reached agreement for Israeli forces to begin withdrawing from areas of the Gaza Strip and returning security control to Palestinian officers. Highlights of the peace plan; How the progress occurred despite more violence; Influence of U.S. national security adviser Condoleezza Rice; Pressure by the U.S. government, which is involved in the peace process; Possible Palestinian suspension of attacks; Reactions of Hamas leaders to an Israeli raid in Gaza.

Describes the negotiations between Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with regard to the peace process in the Middle East. Demand from the Palestinians that their prisoners be released; How Israel plans to permit more Palestinian workers and goods to cross the boundaries of the West Bank and Gaza; Possibility that the Palestinian airfield Gaza Strip will be reopened; Consideration of the threat to Hamas leaders who are located in Iran and Syria; Role of U.S. President George W. Bush in the peace process.

Describes the African antelopes in Gaza Strip.

Reports on increased military intervention between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Repossession of territory by Israel from Palestinian control; Description of the fighting between Palestinian youths in Beit Lahia and the Israeli Army; Controversy over the Israeli military presence in crowded neighborhoods.

Reports on the shooting of a Palestinian mother and several of her children by Israeli soldiers in an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip.

Reports on an Israeli raid on the Gaza town of Khan Yunis. Israeli Army's strategy to place Islamist group Hamas on the defensive; Criticism of Israel from the U.S. President George W. Bush administration; Details of the raid, which killed and wounded Palestinian civilians; Conflicting reports by Palestinian and Israeli officials; Response of Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general; Accounts of Palestinian witnesses.

Reports that on September 24, 2002, Palestinians marched in the Gaza streets in angry mourning for people killed before dawn in an Israeli infantry raid.

Focuses on Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who said he would consider letting Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat move to the Gaza Strip to demonstrate whether he could stop Palestinian violence. Suggestion that Sharon is looking for a way out of the impasse in Ramallah; View that Sharon doubts that Arafat would meet the test; Refusal of other governments, including the U.S., to cooperate with Sharon's siege; Sharon's accusations against Arafat; Comments of Sharon.

Features the Jabaliya Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip, which is administered by a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.