October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Six-day war 1967 included Gaza

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

The First Intifada in 1987 prompted Hamas to emerge

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Israel locks Gaza in 2006 entirely after Hamas won the elections.

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Israel violates the six-month ceasefire of 2008, as Hamas didn't fire rockets.

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Israel started the 2012 Gaza by assassinating Hamas leader Jabrari

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Netanyahu accuses Hamas of death colonists; starts in 2014 a brutal Gaza war without investigation

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Israel wounds more than 6,000 protesters during the 2018 Right to Return protest at the Gaza border

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Israeli provocation at Al-Aqsa led to the 11-day Gaza war in 2022

October 7th didn't happen in a vacuum:

Netanyahu uses the war since October 7, 2023 to keep himself from jail.

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