A preliminary cease fire , in the ongoing Second Intifada conflict , had already been in place for a week at the time of the shooting ; in the wake of the June 1 , 2001 Dolphinarium discotheque massacre , Arafat had unilaterally declared a one-sided ceasefire in order to avert what was expected to be a massive Israeli response to the mass-death bombing . The one-sided cease fire in response to the Dolphinarium massacre followed a one-sided cease-fire declared by Ariel Sharon on May 22
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre
Murder of Georgios Tsibouktzakis