Will fighting between Israel and Palestine trigger a third intifada?

State of emergency declared as conflict between Israeli military and Arab militants intensifies

A Palestinian boy watches as Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Gaza region of Khan Yunis
A Palestinian boy watches as Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Gaza region of Khan Yunis
(Image credit: Mahmoud Khatab/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod after cars were set alight by Israeli Arabs and a father and daughter were killed by a rocket fired from Gaza.

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