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EXPLAINER: Why Mideast tensions are soaring yet again

File - Israeli security forces search for assailants near the scene of a deadly shooting attack, the fourth attack in recent weeks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 7, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File) FILE - Israeli police are deployed in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 17, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File) FILE - People light candles at the site of Thursday night's shooting attack that killed two and wounded over 10, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 8, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File) FILE - Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmad Saif, 23, who died as a result of injuries sustained on March 1, during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a demonstration, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Burqa, March 9, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File) FILE - Mourners gather around the body of Avishai Yehezkel, 29, who was one of five killed by a Palestinian gunman in a crowded city in central Israel, during his funeral in Bnei Brak Israel, March 30, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File) FILE - Palestinian Hadeel Abu Atiyeh, cries during the funeral of her brother Sanad Abu Atiyeh, 17, who was killed when Israeli forces raided the Jenin West Bank refugee camp, in Jenin, March 31, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File) FILE - A woman reacts at the scene of a shooting attack by a Palestinian that killed two people and wounded eight others in a crowded area with several bars and restaurants, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 7, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File) FILE - Israeli security forces take position during clashes with Palestinians demonstrators at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File) FILE - Israeli security forces take position during clashes with Palestinians demonstrators in front of the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, April 15, 2022. In the weeks before a rare confluence of major Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays, with tens of thousands of visitors expected in Jerusalem for the first time since the pandemic, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab leaders discussed how to calm tensions. It hasn't worked out as planned. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)