The increasing tensions between Israel and Palestine, which had declared a ceasefire four months ago, lead to one of the deadliest and bloodiest days of violence in the area.
Two Jihad militants were killed in a discharge on West Bank, three workers died on a Jewish area in Gaza and one man who had infiltrated Gaza from Egypt was murdered. Morwah Kamil, 25, head of the group's local military wing, a top Islamic Jihad militant, was killed yesterday by Israeli soldiers, in the West bank town of Jenim.
A Chinese worker died on Tuesday afternoon in a Palestinian mortar shell attack on the Jewish settlement bloc of Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip, as well.

The latest violent clash was in late February, when a suicide bomber blew himself up nearby the Stage nightclub in Tel Aviv, killing other five Israelis.

Israeli officials state that Palestinian authorities did not stop the attacks of the militants, while violent Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad blame Israel for the fighting.

Both countries seem officially committed to the truce, but they appear to respond to any violation.
Israel doesn' t give any detailed response referring to their withdrawal, and Palestinians want a quick settlement on the situation of the border crossings.
While Israel plans a railroad between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank after the retreat, Palestinians want a safe passageway and the reopening of their international airport in the southern Gaza Strip.

In the past years, over 1,000 Israelis and 3,300 Palestinians died in violent clashes of both revenge-seeking sides.