.ON OCTOBER 7TH Hamas, the militant group that manages the Gaza Strip, assaulted Israel, killing 1,300 folks as well as taking loads of hostages. Israel has reacted along with power: strikes on Gaza had eliminated around 1,400 Palestinians through October 12th. Residents of the bit, a 360-square-kilometre block of property wedged between Egypt, Israel and the Mediterranean, are no strangers to tragedy. Given that 2007 they have endured a stifling clog and also a series of wars. Exactly how possesses the past of Gaza shaped its people?