Palestinian Monitoring Group - Special Report

Summary of Ground Activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
since the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit, 08 February – 05 May 2005

Summary

On 08 February 2005 at the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit in Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon proclaimed that “Israel will cease all its military activity against all Palestinians anywhere”, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared that he had “jointly agreed with Prime Minister Sharon to stop all acts of violence against Israelis and Palestinians everywhere”.

Ground conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit have been characterized by ongoing Israeli military operations, including attacks, raids, arrests and detentions, among other actions. This activity has resulted in the assassination of 1 Palestinian National Security officer, the deaths of 19 Palestinians – including 8 children, the injury of 238 and the arrest of 754. Additionally, Palestinian non-state actors have carried out a total of 186 attacks against Israeli targets, the majority of which resulted in no Israeli casualties.

This Special Report covers ground activity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip following the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit (08:00 08 February 2005 – 08:00 05 May 2005). It is based on Daily Situation Reports and Monthly Summary Reports of the Palestinian Monitoring Group.1 Of total activity in categories covered by this report, Israeli military forces perpetrated 96.9 per cent of activity in the period following the Sharm ash Sheikh Summit, while Palestinian non-state actors carried out 3.1 per cent.2

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