Who would prevent Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from taking over such a state? Israel withdrew every soldier and expelled every Jewish resident from the Gaza Strip in 2005. Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian Authority parliamentary election and seized full control of the Gaza Strip the following year. Instead of turning the Gaza Strip into a model of prosperity and coexistence, Hamas transformed it into a base for terrorism against Israel. Related Topics: Israel Recent Articles by Khaled Abu Toameh Bribing Hamas Will Not Bring Peace – It Will Finance The Next War, 2026-08-06A Dangerous Deal: Trump's Board of Peace and Hamas, 2026-08-04Trump's Saudi Nuclear Horror Show, 2026-07-27Hamas's New Leader, Same Old Jihad, 2026-07-23Iran's War on the Arabs: Time for the Gulf to Stand with Israel, 2026-07-20 receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free gatestone institute mailing list en 17 Reader Comments Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply-> Reply->