On September 20, 2002, the IDF blows up the Mukata in response to an attack by a suicide bomber who boarded Dan bus no.4 in Tel Aviv and killed 6 people. After the attack, Israel demanded that Arafat hand over the wanted men staying in his compound in Ramallah. After he refused, the IDF surrounded the compound’s office and bulldozer’s destroyed all the buildings around Arafat. The IDF called the operation "A Matter of Time".