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The following table lists events that have occurred of import in the
Middle East since April 31, 2002. The events do not include events
relating to the pullout of Israeli tansk and troops from various Palestinian
sections, nor abortive events such as the near conclusion of the siege
of the Church of Nativity in Jeruselum. New events in those ongoing
situations will be covered however.
| Date | Country | Event Description | Source |
| 05/07/2002 | Israel | Suicide bomber kills 15 and wounds 60 near Tel Aviv in a pool hall in Rishon Letzion | AP |
| 05/08/2002 | Pakistan | Suicide bomber kills 15 in Pakistan (9 French, 4 Pakistani as well as a woman passerby) | AP |
| 05/08/2002 | Libya, Syria | Lybia and Syria (and Cuba) have been added to a U.S. list (nicknamed the axis of evil list) which lists countries which are "threats to world peace." | P-AP |
| 05/08/2002 | Iran | According to an Associated Press story, the U.S. is tracking a new Iranian missile development, the Shahab-4 medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) with a range of 1,250 miles. The story claims that the new missile could be upgraded to threaten Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Poland. | P-AP |
| 05/08/2002 | Jordan | Police captured 4 Palestinians smuggling Soviet-manufactured machine guns, rocket launchers and rockets in the town of Aqaba. | P-AP |
| 05/09/2002 | Lebanon | A relatively crude bomb was set off outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Tripoli. No one was injured. | MSNBC-
AP |
| 05/09/2002 | Israel | The standoff at the Bethlehem Church of the Nativity concludes with 13 being deported via Cyprus to various NATO countries, and the rest exiting the Church | AP |
| 5/19/2002 | Israel | 3 killed in suicide bombing in a market in Netanya, bomber dressed as soldier, 56 wounded, nine seriously. PFLP claimed responsbility | P-H |
| 5/20/2002 | Yemen | U.S. troops have arrived to begin training Yemeni troops in anti-terrorism -- some 30 Army Green Berets are expected to being training within the next two weeks and dozens to join later. | P-AP |
| 5/20/2002 | Israel | In Jenin, a suicide bomber is surrounded at a checkpoint and blows himself without hurting anyone else | FOX |
| 5/21/2002 | Iraq | U.S. fighter attacks Iraqi radar site with precision guided weapons after a SAM was fired at two U.S. fighters. The U.S. central command confirmed the destroyed site had the ability to "share information with other systems." | P-AFP |
| 5/21/2002 | Lebanon | Jihad Jibral, the son of PFLP leader Ahmed Jibril was killed by a car bomb in Beirut, possibly linked to an Israeli Assasination squad. | P-MENL |
| 5/21/2002 | Israel | Dr. Riad Abdelkarim an American doctor from California was released by Israel. The doctor had been held for two weeks for his alleged ties to Palestinian terrorists | P-AP |
| 5/22/2002 | Israel | Suicide Bomber kills self plus one and injures 19 at first count on pedestrain walkway in Rishon Letzion near Tel Aviv | FOX + NYT |
| 5/22/2002 | Israel | Mahmoud al Titi, a leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade was killed along with three other Palestinians when Israeli troops attacked near Nablus | P-UPI |
| 5/23/2002 | Israel | Bomb destroys tanker truck outside Pi Gilot gas depot nearTel Aviv | P-HA |
| 5/27/2002 | Israel | Bomb exploded outside of a mall in the center of Petach Tikvah, east of Tel Aviv | NYT |
| 5/27/2002 | Israel | Israeli tanks moved into Jenin as part of "rolling raids" hoping to disrupt the suicide bombing campaign. Rami Awad, a leader of the militant Islamic movement Hamas and six other wanted Palestinians, before leaving at mid-day. | MSNBC |
| 5/27/2002 | Israel | Another eight suspected militants were detained in assaults in parts of the West Bank. | MSNBC |
| 5/27/2002 | Israel | After nightfall, a Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli civilian in an ambush on a West Bank road near the Jewish settlement of Ofra north of Jerusalem, the army said. | MSNBC |
| 5/28/2002 | Israel | Suicide bomber kills self and two Israelis outside ice cream shop in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv. | P-BN |
| 5/28/2002 | Israel | 3 Israeli students killed by bunfire at a West Bank High School near the Itmar settlement which is near Nablus. The shooter was also shot and killed | MSNBC |
| 5/28/2002 | Iraq | Iraq claims to have brought down a Predator UAV using electronic interference, U.S. denies the claim | P-CNN |
| 5/28/2002 | Iraq | Iraq has moved troops and anti-aircraft batteries into the northern and southern portions of the country in more apparent moves to counter any U.S.-led military offensive. Troops, tanks and artillery have been deployed according to opposition group Iraqi National Congress (INC). | P-MENL |
| 5/30/2002 | Israel | Female bomber changes mind and is arrested by Israeli police | SCS-AP |
| 5/30/2002 | Israel | Senior Islamic Jihad militant Mohammed Sider arrested as Israelis sweep into Hebron, and then pull back | P-R |
| 6/05/2002 | Israel | A suicide bomber in a vehicle pulls up to bus, explodes bomb killing 17 - Islamic Jihad claimed repsonbility, 13 of those killed were Israeli soldiers. | MSBNC |
| 6/06/2002 | Israel | Israel sends tanks into West Bank city of Ramallah and attacks Arafat's headquarters | MSNBC |
| 6/06/2002 | Israel | Israeli teenager killed in roadside ambush near the Shilo settlement between Ramallah and Nablus | MSNBC |
| 6/06/2002 | Israel | Israel tanks enter Beituniya a suburb in Ramallah, arrest six men | MSNBC |
| 6/06/2002 | Israel | Israeli forces consisting of some 20 tanks raided West Bank towns capturing a would be female suicide bomber, age 21. | MSNBC |
| 6/08/2002 | Israel | 2 Israelis and one Palestinian gunman killed in Karmei Tsur, a Jewish settlement in West Bank Four Israelis were also wounded. | MSNBC |
| 6/08/2002 | Israel | Israeli Army kills 3 armed Palestinians in Gaza | MSNBC |
Sources:
| Legend (P-xxx indicates "reported by Periscope" and xxx indicates the original source) | ||
| Online | ||
| AP | Associated Press Online Archives | |
| BN | Bloomberg News | |
| FOX | Fox News Network online | |
| J | Janes News Brief (email) | |
| LAT | LA Times Online Archives | |
| MSNBC | MSNBC Online Archives | |
| NYT | New York TImes (online and news alerts) | |
| P | Periscope (email) | |
| Reuters | Reuters online | |
| SJMN | San Jose Mercury News Archives | |
| UPI | United Press International Online | |
| WP | Washington Post Archives | |
| WTC | World Tribune.com | |
| Hardcopy | ||
| AFP | Agence France-Presse | |
| DTUK | The Daily Telegraph, U.K. | |
| FTUK | Financial Times, U.K. | |
| H | Ha'aretz, arabic newspaper | |
| LTUK | London Times, U.K. | |
| MENL | Middle East Newsline | |
| SCS | Santa Cruz Sentinel | |
| TGUK | The Guardain, U.K. | |
| TLUK | The Telegraph, London, U.K. | |
| TTOI | The Times of India | |
| TTOL | The Times of London | |
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