1.  The first paragraph of a news article usually answers the questions who, what, where and when.  The rest of the article ususally explains why and/or how.  Answer the following questions about the news event from the first paragraph of this article: who? what? where? and when?

2.  Palestinian Authority President Abbas is a member of the political party Fatah.  In the recent Palestinian election, members of the terrorist organization Hamas fairly won the majority of seats in the Palestinian Authority's government.  How does Hamas' official reaction to the terrorist attack yesterday differ from the reaction of President Abbas?

3.  a) What group claimed responsiblity for the attack?
b) What do you learn about them from the article?

4.  a) Approximately how much money for humanitarian aid does the U.S. give to the Palestinian Authority each year? (Include source - where did you find your answer?)
b) How much has Iran pledged to the Palestinian Authority to make up for that lost by the U.S. and E.U.? 
c) How much did Iran previously give the Palestinians for humanitarian assistance?  (Include source - where did you find your answer?)

5.  a) How long has a cease-fire been in effect between Israel and the Palestinian Authority?
b) What is Hamas doing to stop other groups from carrying out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians?

6.  a) How do you think the Israeli government should react to this latest terrorist attack?
b) How do you think the U.S. and E.U. should react?