Troops also sealed off the only road through Gaza, slicing the territory in half, and blocking people living in the south of the strip from travelling to their main city. For Israel, all these measures are collective punishment for Palestinian protests, and the militias that have been bombing and shooting at the 6,500 Jewish settlers of Gaza when they venture out of their fortress outposts. Just creating pressure in a careful and delicate dosage. For the Palestinians, the approach is sheer folly. In Gaza it is practically impossible to find anyone who will openly say the time has come to resume peace talks with Israel.
People have no faith in the process.
They do not believe in the so-called peace, and they feel they have nothing to lose. This is the fuel. Prior to this incident, approximately one week ago, a mine severely injured 10 year old Khalil Atallah from Balatta Refugee Camp as he was on his way to the bakery. As Khalil neared the bakery, he came upon a strange object, which he went to investigate. He tried unsuccessfully to open the object, and then threw it against a wall.