Since 2006, the occupation has imposed a political and economic siege on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The occupation's goal, through its siege, is to punish the Palestinians for electing a movement that raises the slogan of resistance.
The issue of the siege was not absent from Hamas' motives for carrying out Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, and it is still at the heart of the debate regarding the conditions for stopping the war that are being negotiated. We explore below the concept of the blockade, its objectives, the traditional methods of resisting it, and the experience of the Gaza Strip in this regard.