FACT CHECK · HISTORY
Claim: Gaza rockets are a reaction to occupying Gaza
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
First rockets hit in 2001 with settlers in Gaza, and fire rose after Israel left all 21 settlements in 2005. The UN still calls Gaza occupied over border/air/sea control; that is the debate.
SOURCE
ITIC rocket data; Israel Security Agency reports; UN/ICRC on Gaza status
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Gaza is occupied”
- “Occupation of gaza”
- “Rockets are resistance”
- “Rockets are a response”
- “Israel left gaza”
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