“[the accords] were criticized by citizens of the four Arab states that signed the accords as well as many citizens of other Arab countries… because they failed to make progress resolving the Palestinian conflict. The criticism increased in May 2021 after violent protests erupted in Jerusalem, Hamas fired rockets into Israel, and Israel retaliated with airstrikes on Gaza. A Fatah member said the Abraham Accords were "one of the reasons" for the October 7attack”