I’ve got to make this short, and I’ll write something more later. I’ll amplify what researchok mentioned about citizenship.

The residents of Gaza and those under the laws of Fatah are not exactly Israeli citizens. They are closer to being citizens of Egypt and Jordan—but alas, some really bizarre world politics took place in the 70s, and they can’t be Jordanians or Egyptians ever again. The UN has also said that they can’t be Israelis, since Israel isn’t allowed to annex the entire West Bank. Israel is allowed to develop defensible borders. That’s the dispute, and the weirdness, and why this can’t be solved by any other means than commerce.