Behind the Gaza Strip: A Tale of Two Fates: Two Brothers – One at a Time: Two Arabs in a State of War
Some factions had signed accords with Israel, meant to pave the way for a two-state solution. The Palestinians believed they would have a government in waiting that would have limited authority over parts of the West Bank.
In 1948, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were kicked out of their homes in order to make way for Israel, which was founded on the foundation of the Jewish state.
The Palestinian political rift became etched into geography in 2007, when Hamas won a bout of factional fighting in Gaza and took charge of the territory. Suddenly, it was not just fighting Israel, but also governing Gaza. Israel, in tandem with Egypt, imposed a blockade on the strip aimed at weakening Hamas, plunging Gazans into deepening isolation and poverty.
In 2012, Mr. Sinwar became the armed wing’s representative to Hamas’s political leadership, linking him more tightly to the leaders of the military wing, including Mr. Deif, the mysterious head of the Qassam Brigades. The two men were key architects of the Oct. 7 attack, according to Arab and Israeli officials.
The axis of resistance: the fight against Hamas and the emergence of a two state solution to the Israeli-Israeli conflict
“I am not saying I won’t fight anymore,” he said. I do not want war anymore. I would like to end the siege. You walk to the beach at sunset and see many teens chatting and wondering what the world is like across the sea. What life looks like,” he added. I want them to be free.
There was a political program issued by Hamas that allowed for a two state solution, but not recognize Israel’s right to exist.
Israel granted some concessions, agreeing in 2018 to allow $30 million per month in aid from Qatar into Gaza and increasing the number of permits for Gazans to work inside Israel, bringing much needed cash into Gaza’s economy.
“The Israelis were only concerned with one thing: How do I get rid of the Palestinian cause?” Mr. Hamdan said. “They were heading in that direction and not even thinking about the Palestinians. And if the Palestinians did not resist, all of that could have taken place.”
According to people familiar with the assessments, Israeli military intelligence and the National Security Council believed that Hamas wanted to avoid another war.
The security establishment of Israel believed its border defenses to shoot down rockets and prevent Hamas from entering were enough to keep the terrorist organization out of Gaza.
By Oct. 7, Hamas was estimated to have 20,000 to 40,000 fighters, with about 15,000 rockets, mainly manufactured in Gaza with components most likely smuggled in through Egypt, according to American and other Western analysts. The group had mortars, anti-tank missiles and portable air-defense systems as well, they said.
That restoration deepened the relationship between Hamas’s military wing in Gaza and the so-called axis of resistance, Iran’s network of regional militias, according to regional diplomats and security officials. In recent years, a stream of Hamas operatives traveled from Gaza to Iran and Lebanon for training by the Iranians or Hezbollah, adding a layer of sophistication to Hamas’s capabilities, the officials said.
What happened? He went to the area around the nova music festival to help out after seeing the news of the Hamas attack on Israel.
Now, a month later, he tells NPR the message he wants to spread is one of optimism: “We need to concentrate right now not on revenge but on building — rebuilding our nation.”
Israel–hamas-gaza-music-festival-war: How to survive the war and what to do when you’re brave
It was less dangerous than other things that I did in my life, and it’s not a matter of modesty. I fought a lot. I managed to question so many people who really fought the terrorists in the kibbutzim, in the villages, in the towns. I can tell you that if you look for bravery, talk to them, not to me.
You think about every word, because if you give advice that could be lethal, well, you’re going to take it with you for the rest of your life. It is a very cautious discussion for me.
How We Need to Live and How We Can Attempt to Build a Nation. The Israeli Embassy in the embassy in Jerusalem. Is it really important to live?
Well, we need to live, and we need to go as soon as possible to normality. I learned it from my father. My father was born in Germany and escaped Germany while he was five years old, and half of his family was executed by the Nazis. And he told me all the time, we are going to concentrate on building, not on sorrow, not on, you know, all kinds of negative feelings. We must be content with what we have. I think this is a lesson that will help me in my adult life. It’s not just we need to be optimistic. We need to be more positive. We need to work hard in order to convince ourselves and others that we could do something really, really good. I can see the Israeli nation. We did a great job. We need to concentrate right now not on revenge but on building — rebuilding our nation. This is a political goal.