Following the latest round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority , 13 Palestinian militant movements led by Hamas initiated a terror campaign designed to derail and disrupt the negotiations . Attacks on Israelis have increased since August 2010 , after 4 Israeli civilians were killed by Hamas militants . Palestinian militants have increased the frequency of rocket attacks aimed at Israelis . On 2 August , Hamas militants launched seven Katyusha rockets at Eilat and Aqaba , killing one Jordanian civilian and wounding 4 others
4 Israeli civilians were killed
August 2010 West Bank shooting attack
Arab–Israeli conflict