Gaza was never independent by any meaningful metric. Ground, air and sea access are all controlled by Israel. Water and electricity have to come from Israel. A

Gaza was never independent by any meaningful metric. Ground, air and sea access are all controlled by Israel. Water and electricity have to come from Israel. Attempts to install solar panels resulted in them being bombed. Israeli officials control food deliveries as well. Years ago a document was leaked showing how they tracked caloric intake of Gaza residents to make sure that they are not "overfed". Gaza was and is an open air prison. Trying to understand the conflict from the lens of the usual "2 countries beefing" will lead to faulty analysis. Gaza has been occupied since 1948 and Israel is the occupier.