> Hamas, which took control of Gaza and proceeded to murder leaders from other Palestinian political parties You appear to be misinformed. Hamas won regular el

> Hamas, which took control of Gaza and proceeded to murder leaders from other Palestinian political parties You appear to be misinformed. Hamas won regular elections (considered such by international observers, who also reported obstructions from Israel). Hamas then kept respecting the ongoing ceasefire with Israel and started softening its stance towards it, offering a permanent ceasefire, while on the other side Israel campaigned to put the Gaza strip under the strictest embargo. On June 8th, two days before the end of the ceasefire, Israel killed an Hamas official in an air strike. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_election https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Gaza_cross-border_raid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Gaza_cross-border_raid