"open air prison" 😂😂😂 I remember looking at Google maps just after Oct 7th and verifying that Gaza was in fact covered with beachfront resorts. If Gazans were sane they could have easily made themselves wealthy from Muslim oriented tourism. Unfortunately not only are Gazan's nuts, a high % of Islam worldwide is too. Gaza was a sovereign nation. And a relatively wealthy one too: higher GDP/capital than neighboring Egypt. Of course, their economy is kinda fake as so much was propped up by outside support from entities trying to destroy Israel. But the fact is, Oct 7th would have been impossible if Gaza was actually a prison. All those tunnels, rockets, and weapons cost billions of dollars.

Gaza didn't even have an airport. You couldn't get in or out except via Israel.