A Palestinian girl is carried by an Israeli policeman to safety following a stampede as Palestinian women crowd the Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah September 11, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians lined up as they tried to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

A Palestinian girl is carried by an Israeli policeman to safety following a stampede as Palestinian women crowd the Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah September 11, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians lined up as they tried to reach the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.

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  1. A Palestinian woman holds her baby as she looks out of a shack built on the remains of her family house destroyed during the Israeli offensive in Gaza, east of Jebaliya in the northern of Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
  2. A Palestinian shepherd walks with his flock past a mosque, east of Jebaliya, northern of Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. An Israeli army post, right, is seen in the background.
  3. Plain-clothes Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Palestinians scuffled with Israeli security forces in the Shuafat refugee camp Tuesday, after an arrest operation triggered clashes in the camp.
  4. Palestinian boys and youths throw stones at an Israeli Border Police jeep in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Palestinians scuffled with Israeli security forces in the camp, after an arrest operation triggered clashes in the camp the day before.
  5. An undercover Israeli police officer (R) scuffles with a Palestinian youth suspected of throwing stones while trying to detain him during clashes in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  6. A Palestinian rioter tries to grab a weapon from a plain-clothes Israeli police officer, right, during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Palestinians scuffled with Israeli security forces, after an arrest operation triggered clashes in the camp the day before.
  7. Palestinian youths watch out for Israeli Border Police jeeps in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Palestinians scuffled with Israeli security forces in the Shuafat refugee camp Tuesday, after an arrest operation triggered clashes in the camp the day before.
  8. A Palestinian rioter tries to grab a weapon from a plain-clothes Israeli police officer, right, during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Palestinians scuffled with Israeli security forces, after an arrest operation triggered clashes in the camp the day before.
  9. A Palestinian youth kicks a tyre from a rooftop after setting it ablaze during clashes with Israeli border police in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  10. Israeli border police take position during clashes with Palestinian stone-throwers in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  11. A Palestinian woman walks past tyres set ablaze by Palestinian youths during clashes with Israeli border police in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  12. Palestinian girls walk past Israeli border police taking position during clashes with Palestinian stone-throwers in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  13. A Palestinian suspected of throwing stones is detained by Israeli border police during clashes in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  14. Palestinian youths throw stones at an Israeli police vehicle in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  15. A Palestinian youth suspected of throwing stones is detained by Israeli police during clashes in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.
  16. Palestinian children walk behind Israeli border police as they take position during clashes with Palestinian stone-throwers in the Shuafat refugee camp in the West Bank near Jerusalem February 9, 2010. Clashes erupted between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli police that entered the refugee camp, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.

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