In February 1994 , Baruch Goldstein , a follower of the Kach party , murdered 29 Palestinians and wounded 125 at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron , which became known as the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre . As an act of revenge to the massacre , in April 1994 , Hamas launched suicide attacks targeting the Israeli civilian population in many locations throughout Israel , however , once the Hamas started to use these means it became a regular pattern of action against Israel
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict