02.01.2003, Israeli occupation soldiers murdered three teenagers in Gaza overnight. An Israeli army spokesman said Israeli troops murdered the three kids, aged 13, 14 and 15 respectively, after citing them walking near the Jewish colony of Eli Seinai in southern Gaza.

06.01.2003, Israeli helicopter gunships have fired missiles at a metal shop in the Gaza Strip during the night, wounding eight Palestinians. The strike came just hours after two Palestinian attacks killed at least 23 people and wounded 100 others in central Tel Aviv, Sunday. The strike in Gaza came during an emergency meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharons security cabinet, where officials agreed to keep the pressure on Palestinians to stop their attacks. Israeli armored vehicles entered Rafah, in southern Gaza, where they destroyed a house belonging to an alleged Islamic Jihad activist.