Now that the Israeli aggression on Gaza has ended, albeit temporarily, the Israelis, after nearly 500 days since the 7 October attack, are still searching for an answer to the historical question of why Hamas carried out this attack. Meanwhile, they are ignoring the fact that the Palestinians broke the barrier of fear a long time ago, and this major change and shift has passed under the Israeli radar. It is a dramatic change that does not bode well for the Occupation.
The Israeli reading of the reality of the relationship with Gaza, and Hamas at its heart, after signing the ceasefire agreement, carries dangerous implications, the most important of which is that nearly 90 captives remain a few hundred metres, a few kilometres at most, away from the Occupation army, which remains unable to rescue them.
More than 15 months after they occurred, the events of October prompted the Israelis to ask the question: How could it be that “little” Gaza started a comprehensive war against the “strongest” power in the Middle East, launched several thousand rockets at it, as it did in every round in recent years, and all the while, Hamas maintained its presence there, despite the severe wounds it sustained?