Israel’s West Bank raids continue in three refugee camps for the second day
Top Hamas leader calls for resumption of suicide attacks after over 2 decades
Arab media reported Khaled Mashal made the call during an event in Turkey
“They are fighting us with open conflict, and we are confronting them with open conflict. The enemy has opened the conflict on all fronts, seeking us all, whether we fight or not. I repeat my call to everyone to participate on multiple fronts in the actual resistance against the Zionist entity.” KHALID MASHAL, Hamas Leader
On August 18, a Hamas operative was killed in Tel Aviv as he detonated a bomb
Israeli War Cabinet to meet after Mashal's call to fight on all fronts
Suicide bombings in Israel have been rare since the Second Intifada in the early 2000s
During the second Intifada, 39.9% of the suicide attacks were carried out by Hamas
In the wake of the intifada, Israel constructed the West Bank security barrier