Hamas walks out of peace talks, plans and carries out a joint operation with Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, and tells the world:
Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a Hamas leader, said the attack was intended to send a message to the Palestinian leadership that Palestinians will continue to fight Israel and will not "surrender to the pressure exerted by Israel and the United States of America."
"We are unified in the trenches of resistance," he said.