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.