“Al-Aqsa Storm”; A response to the difference in the balance of power between Hamas and Israel.
Since October 7, 2023, especially due to the difference in the balance of power between the Zionist regime and Hamas, many questions have been raised about the legitimacy of the Al-Aqsa storm operation, its rationality, and its political impact.
These questions after a year of the war, the continuation and expansion of the crimes of the occupiers against the people of Gaza, the increase of conflicts on the Lebanese front and the escalation of the aggression of the Zionist regime in the West Bank, and the efforts of the Zionist extremists to advance the policies of displacing Palestinians and expanding their territory more than have been mentioned before.
Of course, scrutinizing and uncovering the truth in this field requires examining the options available to Hamas and the decision-making logic of this movement in this regard;
The fateful options of the people and Hamas
The Hamas movement was established to confront the occupation of the Zionist regime, and in 1993 it rejected the “Oslo Agreement”, which recognized the right of the occupying government to exist in 78% of the Palestinian land.
This position of Hamas was followed by widespread public support and thousands of Palestinians joined its ranks and pledged to continue the armed struggle until the occupiers left.
This movement continued its strategy based on resistance and opposition to the situation caused by the Oslo Accords until 2005. However, due to the division of the people between the two options of resistance and compromise, the enthusiasm of Al-Aqsa Intifada decreased and to “maintain the resistance”, he decided to participate in the parliamentary elections of the Palestinian Authority. However, this decision was against the principles of struggle.
In the end, this victory, which was opposed by the West, following the split among the Palestinians and the opposition of the establishment’s security apparatus to cooperate with the elected government, led to the events of 2007 and the domination of Gaza by Hamas, after which the blockade of Gaza by the Zionist regime intensified.