How Israel Helped the Gaza Strip Before October 7, 2023 Which European country would tolerate 50,000 rockets, mortars and missiles fired at it -- or even one rocket or missile? When Israel allows funding and economic aid sent into Gaza, as it did, Israel is blamed for helping fund Hamas's war against Israel. After Hamas's brutal and violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Israel was forced to ban many Palestinians workers from Gaza from entering Israel for security reasons. When Israel allows funding and economic aid sent into Gaza, as it did, Israel is blamed for helping fund Hamas's war against Israel. Related Topics: Israel Recent Articles by Khaled Abu Toameh Qatar's Arab-Islamic Summit: Hypocrites and Cowards, 2025-09-22Palestinian Journalists Attacked – By Whom?, 2025-09-08Arabs Not Interested in Seeing Hamas Disarm, 2025-09-02Do Not Be Fooled By Hamas's 'Positive Response', 2025-08-21The Palestinian Authority's Human 'Slaughterhouse', 2025-08-18 receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free gatestone institute mailing list en 14 Reader Comments Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply->