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In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
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Passover massacre
2002 Hamas suicide bombing in Israel
The Passover massacre was a suicide bombing carried out by Hamas at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel on 27 March 2002, during a Passover seder. 30 civilians were killed in the attack and 140 were injured. It was the deadliest attack against Israeli civilians during the Second…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Israel
Country in West Asia
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. It occupies the Palestinian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Operation Defensive Shield
2002 Israeli military operation
Operation Defensive Shield was a 2002 Israeli military operation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during the Second Intifada. Lasting for just over a month, it was the largest combat operation in the territory since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Palestinian political violence
Political violence by Palestinian nationalists
Palestinian political violence refers to acts of violence or terrorism committed by Palestinians with the intent to accomplish political goals in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Common objectives of political violence by Palestinian groups include…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Bank
Territory in West Asia
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Six-Day War
1967 war between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria
The Six-Day War, also known as the June war, 1967 Arab–Israeli war or third Arab–Israeli war, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan from 5 to 10 June 1967.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 29
Day of the year
March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 277 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)