2. WHY, For WHAT, WAR
An escalation of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began in 2014 following a series of
events. These events included the continued blockade of the Gaza Strip by Egypt
and the Israel Defence Forces, continued rocket attacks from Gaza, the collapse of
American-sponsored peace talks, attempts by rival Palestinian factions to form a
coalition government, the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers, the
subsequent kidnapping and murder of a Palestinian teenager, the arrest by Israel
of nearly all of Hamas' West Bank leaders, and increased rocket attacks on Israel
by Palestinian militants in Gaza.