2002 A suicide bomber killed 29 Israelis at a seaside hotel in the bloodiest single attack in the second Intifada. Israel isolated Arafat in his compound, called up military reserves and re-occupied wide areas of West Bank where Palestinians had gained self-rule under the Oslo accords. Israel began building its West Bank barrier. George Bush, who urged Palestinians to replace Arafat, outlined a 'road map' to a Palestinian state. Key elements included a stop to Palestinian attacks and a dismantlement of Israeli settlements built since March 2001.
Pictured, the Israeli army blows up a building in Arafat's West Bank compound
Photograph: Atta Oweisat/AFP
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