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	Preliminary Humanitarian Situation Report/Operation "Forward Shield" - OCHA report (20 August 2004)
		Beit Hanoun and areas immediately bordering Beit Hanoun to the southeast and southwest were the main focus of operation "Forward Shield".
		Beit Hanoun and surrounding areas form one of the main agricultural areas in the Gaza Strip, producing mainly citrus fruits and olives.
		The Beit Hanoun Muncipality reports that eight factories, including a tile factory, a paving stone factory and a cement block factory, were totally destroyed during the IDF operations.
	domino.un.org /unispal.nsf/0/5e4e866e111a903085256f01004f6bae?OpenDocument (1780 words)

	Beit Lahia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beit Lahia (Arabic: بيت لاهية‎) is a Palestinian town of about 40,000 people in the northern Gaza Strip.
		It is located north of Jabalia, near Beit Hanoun and the border with Israel.
		On June 9, 2006, eight civilians were killed while picnicing on the northern Gazan beach in Beit Lahia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beit_Lahia (193 words)

	North Gaza
		Beit Lahia is 7 KMs northeast of Gaza.
		Beit Hanoun lies in the northeast of Gaza and it is (50m) above sea level.
		Beit Hanoun is the border area and the crossing between 1948 areas and Gaza Strip.
	www.webgaza.net /background/North_Gaza.htm (391 words)

	Guardian \| Youths on Gaza frontline keep hatred alive
		He was killed at Beit Lahia, on the Gaza-Israeli border, during the biggest battle between Israelis and Palestinians since last month's assassination of the Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
		In spite of the casualties and the destruction at Beit Lahia, and the various setbacks of the past few weeks, including George Bush's abrupt switch in Middle East policy, the Palestinian fighters are convinced that they are winning.
		During the battle of Beit Lahia a group of ambulances stood by close to the fighting.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4908355-103681,00.html (903 words)

	Humanitarian situation report: Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip (30 July) - OCHA report (30 July 2004)
		While no curfew has been declared in Beit Hanoun, residents in many eastern, southern and western areas do not travel after dusk and regularly decline to leave their homes during the day, too.
		A number of dirt roads leading from central Beit Hanoun to currently isolated areas have been damaged by tank and bulldozer operations, as well as the digging of trenches and erection of barriers.
		All three are continuing to function as normal, though UNRWA health workers who live outside Beit Hanoun continue to rely on international staff to facilitate their movement in and out of town.
	domino.un.org /unispal.nsf/22f431edb91c6f548525678a0051be1d/c2684d2a15e851db85256ee80063d3ba!OpenDocument (2305 words)

	Israeli missiles kill militant traveling in car \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip – Missiles fired from an Israeli aircraft struck a car in this northern Gaza town yesterday, killing a Palestinian militant and escalating the bloodletting that has dimmed the prospects for peacemaking following Israel's pullout from the coastal strip.
		The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted the white Subaru in Beit Hanoun because the militants inside were on a mission to fire rockets at the southern Israeli town of Sderot.
		In the first attack, aircraft bombarded a road joining Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, destroying it apparently in an effort to block militants from approaching the border area, less than one mile away.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20051029/news_1n29mideast.html (448 words)

	Two Palestinian Civilians Killed . . . : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of the shells fell near an elderly Palestinian civilian, 65-year-old Mousa Salim Mousa al-Sawarka, while he was grazing his camels in the al-Khousa area to the north of Beit Lahia.
		IOF began shelling the north and east of Beit Lahia town on the morning of Saturday 6 May 2006 and 4 Palestinian farmers were wounded as a result.
		A shell landed on agricultural land in the north of Beit Lahia.
	sf.indymedia.org /news/2006/05/1727696.php (501 words)

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		PCHR's preliminary investigations indicate that IOF is using it most brutal war machines in the attack on Beit Hanoun; that IOF are using excessive force against unarmed civilians; and that IOF are not using proportionality and necessity in the use of force against Palestinian resistance activists in civilian neighborhoods.
		At approximately 12:00 on Thursday, 2 November 2006, IOF imposed a siege on El-Naser Mosque in the center of Beit Hanoun.
		She lay bleeding on the ground for a long time before she was transferred to the Beit Hanoun Hospital, where her injury was listed as serious.
	www.pchrgaza.org /files/PressR/English/2006/122-2006.htm (1439 words)

	Townhall.com - Yoni
		Two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded near Beit Lahia early Thursday afternoon, one by Palestinian gunfire and the other when a weapon misfired.
		Beit Lahia is situated close to the former settlements of Dugit, Nissanit and Elei Sinai, where troops were to establish a buffer zone to prevent fire on southern Israel.
		Earlier Thursday, a Palestinian civilian was killed in fierce fighting between troops and gunmen in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia.
	yoni.townhall.com /page28 (4025 words)

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		One of the shells fell near an elderly Palestinian civilian, 65-year-old Mousa Salim Mousa al-Sawarka, while he was grazing his camels in the al-Khousa area to the north of Beit Lahia.
		IOF began shelling the north and east of Beit Lahia town on the morning of Saturday 6 May 2006 and 4 Palestinian farmers were wounded as a result.
		A shell landed on agricultural land in the north of Beit Lahia.
	www.pchrgaza.org /files/PressR/English/2006/47-2006.htm (507 words)

	unrwa2
		Much of the damage was wreaked when the IDF expanded their operation into the centre of Beit Lahia town on 13 October.
		UNRWA primary health centres in Jabalia and Beit Hanoun operated on 24 hour shifts during the incursion and additional staff were called in to handle the emergency situation; ambulance drivers were on call throughout and transported 46 injured persons to neighbouring hospitals.
		Access to regular services at UNRWA's clinic in Beit Hanoun was affected by the restrictions on movement: daily out-patient attendance dropped from 400-500 patients to 200; family planning and dental services and treatment for chronic conditions was suspended; and the child vaccination programme and provision of ante/post natal care were reduced.
	www.al-bushra.org /hedchrch/unrwa2.htm (1650 words)

	Ezzedeen AL-Qassam Brigades \| statements > Separating Wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Brigades announced 13 resistance operations against the belligerent occupation forces, with the majority conducted in the town of Beit Lahia.
		Wael Naser Martyred Resisting the Occupation in Beit Lahia
		Adham El-Deiri Martyred Resisting the Occupation in Beit Lahia
	www.alqassam.ps /english/statements/247.htm (328 words)

	Union of Health Work Committees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was the first time I had seen him in ten days; he was unable to leave Beit Lahia because of the Israeli military operation in northern Gaza (Operation Days of Penitence, now ongoing for 12 days).
		Ashour Salem age 75 was killed inside his home in Beit Lahia village (north of Gaza) during a night time incursion by 65 Israeli tanks accompanied by military bulldozers into the village which is close to Jabalia refugee camp.
		Dear Friends, What happened last night in Beit Lahia village was another episode in the dirty Israeli war against Palestinian people, Your solidarity with the Palestinian people is highly appreciated during those difficult times.
	www.gaza-health.org /en (612 words)

	UK Indymedia - ISRAEL INVADING BEIT LAHIA, 6 PALESTINIANS DEAD, AT LEAST 45 INJURED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Israeli military are invading Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
		The Israeli military invaded Beit Lahia early this morning after killing five Palestinians in neighboring Beit Hanoun yesterday.
		This morning the Israeli military bulldozed the main roads to Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2004/04/289667.html (676 words)

	Northern Gaza Strip Transformed into Open Area for Killing and Destruction : IMC-SA
		At approximately 19:00 on the same day, Israeli troops positioned near the directorate of education, east of Beit Lahia, fired an artillery shell at a number of Palestinian boys near a mosque in Sheikh Zayed housing project.
		At approximately 19:30, Israeli troops fired 2 artillery shells at a house belonging to the family of Mahmoud Zuhair Salem in Beit Lahia.
		Israeli troops were deployed in Beit Lahia on Thursday morning, 14 October 2004.
	southafrica.indymedia.org /print.php?id=6812 (7320 words)

	Ezzedeen AL-Qassam Brigades \| statements > Separating Wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spear-heading the resistance against the Zionist occupation assault on the Gaza Strip, Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades announced 26 resistance operations against the belligerent occupation forces, with the majority conducted in the town of Beit Lahia, which witnessed the most intense fighting during the day.
		One Yassin Rocket Fired at an Occupation Bulldozer in Beit Lahia
		Battar Rocket fired at an occupation tank in Beit Lahia
	www.alqassam.ps /english/statements/231.htm (373 words)

	Two fighters killed in Gaza and Beit Lahia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday afternoon that two Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli military attacks in Gaza city and Beit Lahia.
		One fighter of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was killed in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, when the Israeli air force targeted fighters of the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas; at least four residents were injured.
		In Beit Lahia, one resident identified as Ala' Tawfiq Siyam, 24, was shot and killed by Israeli troops stationed at the border line with the Gaza Strip.
	www.zajel.org /article_view.asp?newsID=7091&cat=1 (449 words)

	Israel/Occupied Territories: Amnesty International delegate visits scene of Gaza Strip killings - news.amnesty - ...
		Most of the dead were killed in Beit Hanoun, which was kept under siege throughout the six days, but others were killed as a result of Israeli military strikes in the surrounding area.
		During the siege of Beit Hanoun, emergency rescue workers faced increased obstacles and delays in carrying out their duties due to the virtually continuous curfew imposed by Israeli forces.
		Israeli tanks controlled the access to Beit Hanoun hospital and delayed the passage of ambulances in and out of the hospital, as well as into and out of the town.
	news.amnesty.org /index/ENGMDE150872006 (1321 words)

	Death And Destruction In Gaza By OCHA
		In the course of the last three days, the IDF has isolated Beit Hanoun from the rest of Gaza with no movement for the local population in and out of the area, with the exception of humanitarian cases where prior coordination is required.
		The UNRWA clinic has been adversely affected by the tight closure imposed around Beit Hanoun as most of its health staff live in Beit Lahia and Jabalia and are unable to reach their work place in spite of requests for coordination to the IDF.
		In one of two such incidents, a PRCS ambulance was hit by direct gun fire in Jabalia on 30 September leaving one paramedic with moderate wounds to his arm.
	www.countercurrents.org /pa-ocha061004.htm (1433 words)

	INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER-PALESTINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The ongoing Israeli offensive on the town of Beit Lahia has so far resulted in the killing of 14 citizens and the injury of more than a hundred others, as Israeli tanks and military vehicles continue to take positions near the Al Nada housing project, west of the town.
		As for now, the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) continue to be stationed on the western part of Beit Lahia.
		Hospital officials in the town of Beit Lahia mentioned that most of the wounded and killed were children under 18 years of age, and that the wounds were mostly in the upper parts of the body, especially the heart and head areas, indicating an intention to kill by the occupying forces.
	www.ipc.gov.ps /ipc_e/ipc_e-1/e_News/news2004/2004_04/150.html (316 words)

	[Alternatives] : Humanitarian Situation Update. Northern Gaza
		Since the start of this week, Israeli forces have controlled all movement in and out of Beit Hanoun to the east of Salah ed Din street, while access to the Tal el Zatar and Glebo areas in the east of Jabalia is all but impossible because of the large number of Israeli tanks.
		Schools remain closed in Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia affecting 30,000 UNRWA students and 8,000 students from the state sector.
		In Beit Hanoun, primary health care services are available through the MoH and UNRWA clinic, but there are no secondary facilities in the town.
	www.alternatives.ca /article1471.html (1661 words)

	CNN.com - Five reported killed in Gaza weapons raids - February 15, 2002
		Three Palestinian police officers were killed during the operation in Deir el Balah and two other police officers were killed in Beit Hanoun, Palestinian security and medical sources said.
		The IDF said Palestinians in Beit Lahia fired at the Israeli troops but that no Israeli soldiers were injured in any of the operations.
		The Israelis withdrew from all of the towns but Beit Hanoun, which Israel considers a Hamas stronghold, the IDF said.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/02/13/mideast/index.html (466 words)

	Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A stab tile is fixed on the façade of the village mosque, which was specially built to commemorate this battle.
		In the east of Beit Hanoun, there are ruins with cracks of pottery on the roof.
		In the west of Beit Lahia there is a prayer niche, the only remains of an old mosque.
	www.pnic.gov.ps /english/tourism/tour14.html (1001 words)

	Al-Haq \| Press Releases \| 28 August 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This attack was part of a broader response by Israeli forces that began at 5:00 am to the killing of two Israeli’s during a raid by several Palestinians on a settlement near Beit Lahia.
		Additionally, seven security installations in and around Beit Lahia were destroyed, and many more security and civilian properties were damaged.
		destruction of property, broad attacks against the security infrastructure near Beit Lahia, and attacks upon both civilian areas and security locations throughout Gaza is clearly disproportionate to the threat posed by the attack on the Alei Sinai settlement.
	www.alhaq.org /releases/pr_011003.html (979 words)

	Gaza primary court orders revote in Beit Lahia, Breij refugee camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gaza - The Gaza-based preliminary court ordered a revote in five polling stations, including as many as 5,000 voters, in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Lahia, after Fatah Movement's candidates challenged Hamas' victory in the city's local elections held earlier this month.
		In the same context, Deir Al-Balah primary court ruled that a revote should be conducted in five other polling stations in Al-Breij refugee camp.
		Following the verdict, Hamas supporters and elected nominees held a massive rally in those towns rejoicing the Movement's landslide victory.
	www.palestine-info.net /cgi-bin/english/exec/view.cgi/17/12138/printer (217 words)

	A prayer in paradise - Haaretz - Israel News
		That is how one of the children described the morning when they were driving to their kindergarten in Beit Lahia and an Israel Defense Forces shell or missile - the army spokesman refuses to say - exploded several meters away and mortally wounded the teacher before their eyes.
		Indira Gandhi Hamuda, the owner of the new kindergarten, an impressive 35-year-old woman, says that during the past months she used to tell the children that the Israelis don't kill children, only those who fire Qassams, and that they had nothing to fear as long as they didn't go up to the rooftops.
		The reply of the IDF spokesman: "On November 6, the IDF attacked a cell of Qassam-launchers in the Beit Lahia neighborhood of Sheikh Zayed, whose members had come to pick up the launchers from which rockets had been fired the previous night in the direction of the western Negev.
	www.haaretz.com /hasen/spages/791482.html (1960 words)

	Autumn clouds pile up above Beit Hanoun, brought to you by African News Dimension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The town of Beit Hanoun, which lies only a few kilometers from the Israeli settlement of Sderot on the other side of the Gaza-Israel border, has 28,000 inhabitants.
		According to Palestinian sources, this incursion is the tenth into the town of Beit Hanoun since the Israeli army “left” the Gaza Strip, last August 2005.
		He also demanded Israel facilitate the movement of ambulances, in order to be able to evacuate the injured residents and the bodies of the casualties.
	www.andnetwork.com /index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.fullStory&sp=l55423 (1568 words)

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