Why does Hamas fire rockets into Israel?

Oct ’23 Hamas-Israel War: With wars between Hamas and Israel breaking out every few years, one has to is Hamas and how did it arise as the sole power governing Gaza today? Hamas is a Palestinian terrorist group connected to the Muslim Brotherhood that was behind a wave of devastating suicide bombings and other activities in the 1990s and 2000s. More recently, Hamas has launched thousands of rockets at Israel, dug attack tunnels and served as the inspiration for countless lone-wolf attacks upon Israeli soldiers and civilians. What is Hamas? How did the group get started? What’s its connection with Fatah? How did this terrorist organization end up ruling the whole of the Gaza Strip? And, why did Israel originally support a group whose main aim is to destroy it? New channel alert @todayunpacked Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:38 What is Hamas? 01:09 What is Fatah? 02:17 What are the differences between Hamas and Fatah? 02:36 Hamas ideology 02:49 What is The Muslim Brotherhood 03:37 The growth of The Muslim Brotherhood 04:11 Muslim Brotherhood committed to spreading fundamentalist Islam 04:52 Creation of Hamas 05:15 Hamas provides social services and education 05:33 Israel originally supported Hamas 05:49 The First Intifada 06:43 Codification of the Hamas Charter 07:26 The Oslo Accords 07:45 Suicide bombings 08:18 The Second Intifada 08:55 Operation Defensive Shield 09:16 Disengagement from Gaza 09:40 Hamas seizes control of Gaza 09:54 Outro Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! Let’s connect: Website — Instagram — Twitter — TikTok — @jewishunpacked Facebook — ----------- Photo/Video Credit: - GPO/Avi Ohayon/Moshe Milner/Noam Sharon/Amos Ben Gershom/Yaacov Sa’ar - Getty Images - NARA - Yaron Ben Haim THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS: Executive Producers: - Shevi Peters - Adam Milstein Platinum Level: - Rachel & Jack ז”ל Gindi Family Foundation - Meryl and Sam Solomon, Beit Zayit - Lily and Kam Babaoff - Dr. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Silver Level: - Melanie & Martin Glatt This series would not be possible without the generous support of: - The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation ----------- About History of Israel Explained: This series casts a new perspective on the history of the modern State of Israel, both pre and post 1948. We explore the inspiring highs and heartbreaking lows, and the everyday struggles of ordinary people. Understand how the Jewish State came to be by meeting prominent Zionist figures and learning about key historical events. Explore aspects of Israeli society, from its famous military to the meaning of the national anthem, and more. About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. #Israel #history #education