Background of the Gaza war

The ongoing Gaza war is a part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Major events in the lead up to the Gaza War include the rise of Zionism and the migration of Jewish settlers to Palestine, the establishment of the State of Israel and the Nakba in the 1948 Palestine war, the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip following the 1967 War, the rise of Hamas, Israel's withdrawal from and blockade of the Gaza Strip since 2005, and multiple military confrontations and economic hardships in Gaza leading up to the October 7 attacks by Hamas-led Palestinian militants on Israel.

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