An Israeli soldier who shot dead a British activist acting as a human shield in the Gaza Strip was jailed for eight years today.

A former Israeli soldier convicted in the fatal shooting of a British activist was sentenced today to eight years in prison by a military court.

An Israeli court today ordered a British journalist with links to a pro-Palestinian group to leave the country, citing security concerns.

A PALESTINIAN mother-of-two blew herself up yesterday at the main crossing point between Israel and the Gaza Strip, killing at least four Israelis and wounding seven other people.

An Israeli soldier is expected to be charged with manslaughter following the death of British peace activist Tom Hurndall, who was shot in the Gaza strip, Israeli military sources said today.

The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has condemned the arrest of an Irish peace activist by the Israeli military.

ISRAELI soldiers fired rubber bullets yesterday at protesters who approached the disputed security fence the state is building around — and in some places through — Palestinian areas. A protest group said 11 demonstrators were injured.

THE Irishman accused of being a dissident republican bomb maker was on his way back home last night after being deported from Israel.

Israel sealed off the Gaza Strip today and imposed the most sweeping travel restrictions in years, as US Secretary of State Colin Powell ended his Mideast peace mission with little to show for it.

A HUMAN shield was left brain-dead yesterday after being shot in the head

Israeli troops shot a British peace activist with the International Solidarity Movement in the Gaza Strip today, witnesses said.

TEN Palestinians, including a four-year-old girl, were killed during Israeli swoops in the Gaza Strip yesterday that touched off fierce battles with gunmen, witnesses said.

An American woman was killed today when she was run over by a bulldozer during a protest in Gaza against Israeli operations, witnesses and hospital officials said.

A British volunteer said today she witnessed an Israeli soldier shoot dead a Palestinian teenager – deliberately and without provocation.

A 25-year-old Irishman arrested during a peaceful protest in the West Bank last week is expected to be deported back to Ireland later today.

REVOLUTIONARY tourist, left-wing crustie, noble-minded philantropist or adrenalin junkie, whatever way you look at it, there’s a certain breed of Irishman making his name abroad.

IT’S been called the slow death. Elderly couples and young children are most at risk.

Israeli soldiers have arrested a 25-year-old Irish citizen during a peaceful protest against the Israeli occupation near the West bank city of Nablus.

An Irish student has moved into a Palestinian home in the West Bank in an effort to prevent the Israeli army from demolishing the building, which houses three families.

Ten Western peace activists have evaded Israeli soldiers to deliver food to the more than 200 Palestinians who have been under siege in the Church in the Nativity in Bethlehem for more than a month.

Amnesty International is today due to give details of the conditions in the Palestinian refugee camp at Jenin, devastated during Israel’s three-week military offensive on the West Bank.

A Scottish politician today claimed Israeli soldiers had fired shots over his head and struck a colleague with a stun grenade as they attempted to enter Yasser Arafat’s compound in Ramallah.