Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- An Israeli newspaper warned, on Saturday morning, of the possibility of a third Palestinian intifada, if the security cabinet decided to carry out a majormilitaryoperation in the cities of the West Bank.

These warnings came the day afterseven Israelis were killed in an illegal Jewish-only settlement in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, January 27; the largest since 2011.

Friday's attack came a day after nine Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Israeli military commentator Ron Ben-Yishai said in theYedioth Ahronothnewspaper that the attack was "undoubtedly retaliation" for the Jenin military operation in which Israeli occupation forces killed...