The Second Intifada , which started in September 2000 , showed an escalation of mutual violence . In March 2002 , in response to a wave of suicide attacks , culminating in the " Passover massacre " , Israel launched a major military operation in the West Bank , dubbed Operation Defensive Shield . Virtually the complete Palestinian public administration was destroyed by the Israeli army . Israel re-established its full exclusive military control over the West Bank , including the Areas A and B , which were destined to be handed over to the Palestinian Authority in the framework of the Oslo II Accord . The army largely destroyed Arafat 's Compound in Ramallah , with the main offices of the PA , and placed President Yasser Arafat under siege
Passover massacre
Passover massacre
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