The Israeli army has guaranteed another round of bloodshed by assassinating the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

His death will do nothing to stop the terror and the suicide bombings.

The US, which has done so little to move the peace process forward, has appealed for calm -- but that call will almost certainly fall on deaf ears. Hamas will now be looking to carry out a huge and murderous atrocity to avenge Sheikh Yassin's killing.