West Bank & Jerusalem
Gaza blockade and occupation spawned Al-Aqsa Flood operation, report finds
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Three years after Hamas's military wing launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israeli military targets, Shehab Wire examined the historical and political context that preceded the 7 October attack. The report traces how years of siege and occupation created conditions for the operation by the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement.
The analysis situates the operation within broader dynamics of Palestinian resistance and Israeli military presence in Gaza, exploring how structural conditions developed over years before the operation occurred.
