Israel hasn't been an occupying force. They left Gaza in 2005. That's the narrative that the State of Israel promotes. But as with many things it says, it is

Israel hasn't been an occupying force. They left Gaza in 2005. That's the narrative that the State of Israel promotes. But as with many things it says, it is wildly disconnected from reality. Israel never fully "left" Gaza. It pulled its settlements and internal troop deployments, but still maintained control of the Strip's borders, martime access and air space. And continued to bomb and invade sporadically ("mowing the lawn"), according its whimsy and pleasure. That's why it still considered to be under Israeli occupation according to UN statutes. Palestinians decided to spend their time preparing for terrorist attacks against Israel. Some did, the vast majority did not but were retaliated against anyway.