Thirteen civilians are killed and scores wounded…

Thirteen civilians are killed and scores wounded when another Hamas suicide bomber attacks a shopping mall in Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv on March 4, 1996.

This most recent spate of suicide bombings leaves more than fifty Israelis dead and leads many to question the rationale behind the peacemaking with the Palestinians.

Overnight, Benjamin Netanyahu, noted for his opposition to the 1993 Israel-PLO peace accords and the resulting Israeli withdrawals from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, gains some twenty percent in the race against Shimon Peres.