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How did the 2006 Hamas election victory affect international aid and sanctions?

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Oslo Accords: Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-Rule — Palestinian Authority U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton (center) looking on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-Rule, September 1993.

The 2006 parliamentary election victory of Hamas over Fatah resulted in immediate and significant international repercussions for the Palestinian Authority. Because Hamas was designated as a terrorist organization by several international powers, its electoral success triggered widespread sanctions and boycotts from the United States, the European Union, and Israel.12

These measures were intended to isolate the Hamas-led government. Following the subsequent collapse of a short-lived coalition government and the split in control between the Gaza Strip (under Hamas) and the West Bank (under a Fatah-led emergency cabinet), the international community shifted its economic and diplomatic support toward the West Bank. While the Gaza Strip faced a blockade and financial isolation, international actors provided support to the Fatah-led administration of Mahmoud Abbas to bolster its governance and state-building efforts.12