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June 14, 2023

Who Won the Last Israel-Gaza War?

The answer lies in the West Bank.

In February, Israeli authorities arrested a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader named Khader Adnan in the West Bank. He soon went on a hunger strike, leading to his death by starvation on May 2—to which PIJ, based in the Gaza Strip, responded by launching over 100 rockets at Israeli civilians. On May 9, after careful planning, the IDF conducted a 72-hour assault on Gaza, destroying PIJ and Hamas military infrastructure. Eado Hecht explains that this campaign must be understood through the lens of the West Bank:

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