Nevertheless, Abbas was able to forge an agreement with the political arm of Hamas for the formation of a unity government. It was to foil this agreement that the military branch of Hamas, run from Damascus, engaged in the provocation that brought a heavy handed response from Israel—which in turn incited Hezbollah to further provocation, opening a second front.
但是，阿巴斯还是与哈马斯的政治力量达成协议，建立一个联合政府。受到大马士革操纵的哈马斯军事组织为了破坏这一协议才进行挑衅，引发了以色列的强烈反应。这一事件进而挑起真主党的进一步挑衅，打开了第二条战线。这就是极端分子相互争斗来破坏任何政治进展的伎俩。