Note: Links on this page are provided for visitors who want to see how the clashes have been covered in a selection of the commercial media, and should not be considered an endorsement of the reports.

Selected commercial media coverage by day during the first eleven days of the clashes

Day 11 - Sunday 8 October 2000

• CNN: Israeli military blows up Palestinian apartments
  
  
• Independent: Israelis threaten strikes on Lebanon
  
  
• Independent/AP: Annan says Middle East cycle of violence must be broken
  
  
• Independent: Joseph's Tomb is reduced to rubble as troops pull out
  
  
• Independent: He's Jewish or he's Muslim Ð and the border runs through his grave
  
  
• BBC: Barak steps up pressure
  
  

Day 10 - Saturday 7 October 2000

• BBC: Flashpoint tomb in Palestinian hands
  
  
• Independent/AP: Israeli soldiers captured after guerrilla rocket attack
  
  
• Independent: Day of Rage brings new rioting to Temple Mount
  
  
• Independent: Palestinian civilians and masked gunmen storm Israeli enclave in Nablus
  
  
• CNN: U.N. Security Council passes Mideast resolution, U.S. abstains
  
  
• CNN: Palestinian civilians, gunmen storm holy site
  
  

Day 9 - Friday 6 October 2000

• BBC: Analysis: Arafat on the edge
  
  
• Independent: CIA promise of 'a just peace' is not to be trusted
  
  
• Independent/AP Palestinians die in renewed clashes
  
  
• Independent: Thousands mourn Mohammed
  
  
• CNN: Israel closes Palestinian borders anticipating more violence
  
  

Day 8 - Thursday 5 October 2000

• BBC: Summit fails to end violence
  
  
• CNN: Gaza fighting subsides despite failure at talks
  
  
• Independent: New Middle East ceasefire emerges from confusion over talks
  
  
• Independent: Second boy is shot dead as the politicians talk: In the place now known as Martyr's Corner, angry crowds step up rioting while Israeli gunships unleash attack after attack
  
  

Day 7 - Wednesday 4 October 2000

• Independent newspaper: Israel 'close to all-out war' warns Annan
  
  
• AP/Independent newspaper: Arafat and Barak meet 'face-to-face'
  
  
• BBC: Feelings run high at the UN
  
  
• BBC: In pictures: Tensions run high
  
  
• BBC: Eyewitness: Anger and mourning in Gaza
  
  
• BBC: Barak and Arafat meet in Paris
  
  
• BBC: Leaders try to end bloodshed
  
  
• CNN: Arafat imposes conditions on Mideast peace talks in Paris
  
  
• CNN: Barak, Arafat, Albright in talks as Mideast violence claims more lives

Day 6 - Tuesday 3 October 2000

• Independent newspaper: Ceasefires fail as bloodshed engulfs Israel
  
  
• Independent newspaper: 'We people are not afraid to die'
  
  
• Independent newspaper: West Bank violence sweeps into Israel's heartlands: Troops kill four Israeli Arabs as battles rage throughout occupied territories despite two attempts to call a ceasefire in the region
  
  
• BBC: Peace drowning in blood
  
  
• BBC: Israel 'sorry' for killing boy
  
  
• BBC: Israel acts to calm West Bank
  
  
• CNN: Real Video report by Mike Hanna, giving an overview of the entire clashes, with information on the father/son footage, where it was reported that an Israeli internal investigation concluded that Israeli bullets killed the child: 28K modem | DSL
  
  
• CNN: Real Video report by Brent Saddler including footage of rocket attacks and demonstrators talking about the holy battle for Jerusalem: 28K modem | DSL

Day 5 - Monday 2 October 2000

• Independent newspaper: How Mohammed, 12, became martyr to the cause
  
  
• Independent newspaper: Seven more dead in Middle East violence
  
  
• Independent newspaper: Gun battle erupts between Israeli and Palestinian troops in West Bank
  
  
• Independent newspaper: Where 'caught in the crossfire' can leave no room for doubt
  
  
• Independent newspaper: Ten die as Israeli troops open fire
  
  
• BBC: In pictures: Fifth day of clashes
  
  
• BBC: Israel apportions blame
  
  
• BBC: Boy becomes Palestinian martyr
  
  
• BBC: Analysis: Unbalanced battle for Jerusalem
  
  
• CNN: Paris talks called to stop Mideast violence: World reacts with concern, condemnation

Day 4 - Sunday 1 October 2000

• Compilation of wire service reports and links

Day 3 - Saturday 30 September 2000

• Independent newspaper: Bloodbath at the Dome of the Rock
  
  
• Independent newspaper: Violence on the Mount deals blow to peace process
  
  
• BBC: Strike call after Jerusalem bloodshed
  
  
• CNN: Violence escalates between Palestinians, Israeli troops

Day 2 - Friday 29 September 2000

• Independent newspaper: Israeli police kill Palestinian stone throwers
  
  
• Independent newspaper: Violence flares as Sharon visits disputed holy site
  
  
• CNN: Palestinians declare day of mourning after clashes at holy sites

Day 1 - Thursday 28 September 2000

• BBC: Holy Jerusalem: The key to peace
  
  
• BBC: Shots fired at Jerusalem holy site
  
  
• CNN: Israeli troops, Palestinians clash after Sharon visits Jerusalem sacred site