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Originally Posted by blankall
Israel withdrew from Gaza before Hamas was put into power. The narrative that Hamas prevents Israel from entering Gaza is false. Israel left before they were there.
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Hamas has been in existence since 1987. After the failure of the peace process, Hamas began stepping up attacks on Israel between 2000 and 2004. The following year Israel withdrew all settlements in Gaza. This was seen as a victory by Hamas, having accomplished more for the Palestinian people through violence than what Fatah accomplished through negotiation in the prior decade. Subsequently, Hamas won the election the following year (2006).