Reports courtesy of Today in Palestine http://www.theheadlines.org
Hamas to factions: Protect kidnapped soldier
“If the Palestinian factions are indeed holding the kidnapped soldier, we call on them to treat him well and not harm him,” the spokesman added. However, Hamad did not officially confirm that the soldier, Gilad Shalit, was being held by a Palestinian organization, nor did he disclose any information on his condition. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3267210,00.html
Arab diplomats: Kidnapped soldier in good health
The two slain soldiers were later named as First Lieutenant Hanan Barak, 21, from Arad, and Staff Sergeant Pavel Slutsker, 20, from Dimona. The abducted soldier was named as 19-year-old Corporal Gilad Shalit from Mitzpe Hila, near Carmiel. The IDF's Head of Personnel Directorate, Major General Elazar Stern, told the Shalit family that the soldier was kidnapped "on his feet," and is known to be capable of walking.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/730994.html
Three Palestinians killed in anti-Israel attack
Three Palestinian activists were killed early Sunday in an attack on an Israeli military post on the border between Israel and the south of the Gaza Strip, the group Committees of Popular Resistance announced.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060625/ts_afp/mideastunrestgazatoll_060625052635
Israeli Tanks Enter Gaza After Palestinians Kill Two
Michael Oren, a senior fellow of the Jerusalem-based Shalem Center research institute, said it was ``virtually inevitable'' that Israeli forces would launch a ground attack. The Israeli Yediot Aharonot said Israel is coordinating its search for the kidnapped soldier with Egyptian, Jordanian and European Union officials, along with the Palestinian Authority.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aIVbiUcng0gs&refer=top_world_news
Cabinet: IDF response will await hostage's return
Prime minister convenes security cabinet to discuss Israel’s next steps in response to Kerem Shalom attack, in which Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers, kidnapped third. Army instructs to focus on gaining release of hostage, prepare for wide-ranging incursion to be implemented at later date.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3267245,00.html
PM: No negotiations with PA to secure release of kidnapped soldier
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday evening ruled out negotiations with the Palestinians to secure the release of an Israel Defense Forces soldier kidnapped in a pre-dawn raid on an IDF post.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731064.html
Abbas to Haniyeh: Hamas solely responsible for soldier's fate
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza on Sunday that Hamas bears sole responsibility for the fate of the abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier, who was kidnapped in a militant raid on an IDF post near the Gaza border, as well as the anticipated IDF response.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731106.html
PM to update security cabinet on Qassam options
Ministers will hear about military response options to the Qassams: artillery bombardment, aerial bombardment and targeted assassinations. Olmert seeks to counter calls for an escalation by showing the military and diplomatic implications of an invasion of Gaza by ground forces.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/730995.html
Beckett condemns Gaza border attack
"I was very disturbed to learn of this serious terrorist attack," Beckett said in a statment. "I send my condolences to the families of those Israeli soldiers who have died. Such continued violence makes the prospect of a negotiated, peaceful resolution more distant."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060625/wl_uk_afp/mideastunrestgazaarmy_060625153755
Shin Bet warned IDF of militant plan to attack, abduct soldiers
The defense establishment had received a specific warning that Palestinian militants were intending to kidnap Israel Defense Forces soldiers on the Israel-Gaza border through the use of a tunnel, security officials told Haaretz on Wednesday. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731147.html
IDF commander: Excavations missed terror tunnel by 500m
The probe found that the opening of an underground tunnel which the terrorists used to infiltrate Israel was deep into Israeli territory, so that while soldiers monitored the Gaza border, the gunmen attacked them from behind. The investigation found that in recent weeks the IDF dug numerous holes in the area with heavy engineering equipment in search of underground tunnels, apparently guided by an intelligence alert.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3267217,00.html
Palestinian official warns of possible Israeli reoccupation of Gaza
"What happened this dawn will give Israel an excuse to keep its aggressions, incursions and assassinations and might even give it justification to reoccupy Gaza," Nabil Abu Rudeineh told a news conference held at Abbas' office in Gaza.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/25/content_4746893.htm
DFLP welcomes Abbas' decision to stay in Gaza to oversee Palestinian dialogue
Saleh Zidan, politburo member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has welcomed on Sunday President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to stay in Gaza to oversee the intern-Palestinian dialogue.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/25/content_4746484.htm
Hamas to factions: Protect kidnapped soldier
“If the Palestinian factions are indeed holding the kidnapped soldier, we call on them to treat him well and not harm him,” the spokesman added. However, Hamad did not officially confirm that the soldier, Gilad Shalit, was being held by a Palestinian organization, nor did he disclose any information on his condition. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3267210,00.html
Arab diplomats: Kidnapped soldier in good health
The two slain soldiers were later named as First Lieutenant Hanan Barak, 21, from Arad, and Staff Sergeant Pavel Slutsker, 20, from Dimona. The abducted soldier was named as 19-year-old Corporal Gilad Shalit from Mitzpe Hila, near Carmiel. The IDF's Head of Personnel Directorate, Major General Elazar Stern, told the Shalit family that the soldier was kidnapped "on his feet," and is known to be capable of walking.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/730994.html
Three Palestinians killed in anti-Israel attack
Three Palestinian activists were killed early Sunday in an attack on an Israeli military post on the border between Israel and the south of the Gaza Strip, the group Committees of Popular Resistance announced.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060625/ts_afp/mideastunrestgazatoll_060625052635
Israeli Tanks Enter Gaza After Palestinians Kill Two
Michael Oren, a senior fellow of the Jerusalem-based Shalem Center research institute, said it was ``virtually inevitable'' that Israeli forces would launch a ground attack. The Israeli Yediot Aharonot said Israel is coordinating its search for the kidnapped soldier with Egyptian, Jordanian and European Union officials, along with the Palestinian Authority.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aIVbiUcng0gs&refer=top_world_news
Cabinet: IDF response will await hostage's return
Prime minister convenes security cabinet to discuss Israel’s next steps in response to Kerem Shalom attack, in which Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers, kidnapped third. Army instructs to focus on gaining release of hostage, prepare for wide-ranging incursion to be implemented at later date.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3267245,00.html
PM: No negotiations with PA to secure release of kidnapped soldier
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday evening ruled out negotiations with the Palestinians to secure the release of an Israel Defense Forces soldier kidnapped in a pre-dawn raid on an IDF post.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731064.html
Abbas to Haniyeh: Hamas solely responsible for soldier's fate
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas told Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza on Sunday that Hamas bears sole responsibility for the fate of the abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier, who was kidnapped in a militant raid on an IDF post near the Gaza border, as well as the anticipated IDF response.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731106.html
PM to update security cabinet on Qassam options
Ministers will hear about military response options to the Qassams: artillery bombardment, aerial bombardment and targeted assassinations. Olmert seeks to counter calls for an escalation by showing the military and diplomatic implications of an invasion of Gaza by ground forces.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/730995.html
Beckett condemns Gaza border attack
"I was very disturbed to learn of this serious terrorist attack," Beckett said in a statment. "I send my condolences to the families of those Israeli soldiers who have died. Such continued violence makes the prospect of a negotiated, peaceful resolution more distant."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060625/wl_uk_afp/mideastunrestgazaarmy_060625153755
Shin Bet warned IDF of militant plan to attack, abduct soldiers
The defense establishment had received a specific warning that Palestinian militants were intending to kidnap Israel Defense Forces soldiers on the Israel-Gaza border through the use of a tunnel, security officials told Haaretz on Wednesday. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/731147.html
IDF commander: Excavations missed terror tunnel by 500m
The probe found that the opening of an underground tunnel which the terrorists used to infiltrate Israel was deep into Israeli territory, so that while soldiers monitored the Gaza border, the gunmen attacked them from behind. The investigation found that in recent weeks the IDF dug numerous holes in the area with heavy engineering equipment in search of underground tunnels, apparently guided by an intelligence alert.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3267217,00.html
Palestinian official warns of possible Israeli reoccupation of Gaza
"What happened this dawn will give Israel an excuse to keep its aggressions, incursions and assassinations and might even give it justification to reoccupy Gaza," Nabil Abu Rudeineh told a news conference held at Abbas' office in Gaza.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/25/content_4746893.htm
DFLP welcomes Abbas' decision to stay in Gaza to oversee Palestinian dialogue
Saleh Zidan, politburo member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has welcomed on Sunday President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to stay in Gaza to oversee the intern-Palestinian dialogue.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/25/content_4746484.htm