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Opinion: ‘Why Gaza's attack on Israel was no surprise’
8 October 2023 19:33 BST
Palestinian journalist and Gaza-based human rights activist Maha Hussaini says that for Palestinians, “being at war is an enduring reality that has shaped their daily lives for the past seven decades”.
According to Hussaini, Palestinians have been facing war crimes at the hands of Israel since the Nakba in 1948, which resulted in the forcible displacement of 750,000 Palestinians.
Hussaini believes while Hamas’ attacks on Israel may be seen as surprising to many, “an escalation of events was undoubtedly expected, given Israel's tightening of restrictions and the rise in assaults across the occupied Palestinian territories during the past few months”.
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