2004 IOF troops massacre 12 Palestinians and wound 45 others in Rafah.

Israeli police arrest 13 leaders of Islamic Movement in 1948 occupied Palestine, including head of the movement Raed Salah.

(13-14 May) Protests erupt in six Palestinian cities, including Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem and Gaza. Palestinians demand the release of 1,650 prisoners still held in Israeli jails, and express frustration over the failure of peace negotiations. Among the victims of Israeli troops is a nine-year-old boy, who looses an eye to a rubber bullet.

Palestinians clash with the Israeli army in various West Bank locations amid Palestinian protests of Israeli expropriation of agricultural land.

Responding to US statement on Palestinian refugees rights, Israel PM Shamir states "There is only a Jewish `right of return' to the land of `Israel'".

The Sunday Times reports that Mossad agents are actively involved in a long-running South African operation to illegally acquire sophisticated British missile technology.

Arab Legion, ALA, and local militia attack and capture Jewish settlements of Etzion bloc, retaliating for attacks on Hebron road. Jaffa formally surrenders to Haganah.

(13-21 May) Operation Ben-Ami: Carmeli brigade occupies Acre and coastal area north of city.

UN appoints Count Folke Bernadotte as mediator to resolve conflict in Palestine.