Israel's actions in the West Bank continue to push Palestinians into a corner as it assassinates members of Palestinian resistance factions. It's ultimately Israel that is to blame for the increase in violence throughout the holy land. Emboldened by international silence after killing more Palestinians last year than in any other calendar year since the Second Intifada, the occupation is becoming even more violent.
Those killed in Thursday's raid were terrorists who brutally murdered an innocent woman and her two daughters. Israel will not allow terrorists to have a safe haven anywhere in the West Bank, and every Palestinian attack will be either countered or responded to with lethal force. Lucy Dee's family will at least have some resolution knowing that the killers have been neutralized.