Israel's military presence and actions regarding Gaza are presented?

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The Reel offers a misleading summary of Gaza's history, falsely asserting the 1979 peace treaty made Gaza Israeli territory and misstating the timeline of Hamas's rise to power. Israel occupied Gaza in the 1967 Six-Day War, but the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty returned Sinai to Egypt without granting Israel sovereignty over Gaza, as UN treaty records show. Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections in January 2006, four months after Israel completed its disengagement in September 2005, before seizing full control of Gaza in June 2007, BBC reports confirm. Additionally, international bodies including the UN and ICJ hold that Gaza remained under Israeli occupation post-2005 due to Israeli control over its air, sea, and land borders.

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Checked 10 Nov 2026
Main source: No. 17855 ISRAEL and EGYPT Treaty of Peace (with annexes and maps). Signed at Wash ington on 26 March 1979

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Egypt took control over the Gaza Strip in 1949 following the War of Independence.“leaving the Gaza Strip under Egyptian control”ECF - Economic Cooperation Foundation: Israel-Egypt Armistice Agreement (1949)

Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt as part of a peace agreement.“Israel will withdraw all its armed forces and civilians from the Sinai behind the international boundary between Egypt and mandated Palestine”No. 17855 ISRAEL and EGYPT Treaty of Peace (with annexes and maps). Signed at Wash ington on 26 March 1979

Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005.“On September 12, 2005, Israel completed its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip, as the last IDF soldiers left the coastal area after 38 years of Israeli presence.”On this day in 2005: Israel completes disengagement from the Gaza Strip | The Jerusalem Post

Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking over 250 hostages.“On October 7, 2023, Hamas led a coordinated attack on Israel by land, sea, and air from the Gaza Strip . The attack killed about 1,200 people, primarily Israeli citizens, making it the deadliest day f”October 7 attack | Israel, Gaza, Deaths, & Hostages | Britannica

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The same claim was checked in another Reel (@aba_writes, 2026-10-05): “Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and forced all Israeli citizens to leave.”, found true (see it)

What the Reel doesn't tell you

The Reel leaves out that the 1979 peace treaty did not grant Israel sovereignty over Gaza, that Hamas won elections four months after disengagement rather than eighteen months later, and that international legal bodies (UN, ICJ) consider Gaza to have remained under Israeli occupation due to control over its airspace, sea, and borders.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the 2005 disengagement plan was intended to improve security, international standing, and reduce friction with Palestinians.
United Nations treaty records show the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty provided for Israeli withdrawal from Sinai but did not establish Gaza as Israeli territory.

Short version

⚠️ MISLEADING 👉 A Reel misrepresents Gaza's history by claiming the 1979 treaty made Gaza Israeli territory and misstating the timeline of Hamas's rise to power. 👉 UN records show the 1979 treaty did not grant Israel sovereignty over Gaza, while BBC reports confirm Hamas won elections after Israel's disengagement. 📰 Sources: United Nations, Uum 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat