WATCH: Gaza Disengagement commander admits: Withdrawal paved way for October 7th invasion

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen said the Jewish settlements and concomitant army presence had been crucial for Israel’s security

World Israel News 20.07.2025

The military commander who oversaw the unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005 said Saturday that destroying the settlement enterprise there led directly to the horror of the Hamas invasion in 2023.

Interviewed on Channel 11, Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen said, “Oct. 7 could not have occurred if Gush Katif had remained in place, and I am saying this as a professional.”

“We left the Philadelphi [Corridor on the Egyptian-Gaza border], and this enabled the entry of proper weaponry, long-range rockets, and allowed them to build a real army,” Hacohen noted.

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Aliza Circle 19:12 20.07.2025 a month ago

All the UN does is to blame Israel 🇮🇱 for not letting the humanitarian aids to come to feed the gazans. Who needs the UN? Not Israel anyway.

Aliza Circle 19:03 20.07.2025 a month ago

The PA, UN, and UNRWA should be closed. Abbas didn't do a thing since he came into power. The UN see that Hamas are stealing their vehicles, but didn't do a damn thing.

Aliza Circle 18:48 20.07.2025 a month ago

And now the IDF are protecting the Druze who live in the Golan Heights who's been attacked by the Jihadis.

Aliza Circle 18:46 20.07.2025 a month ago

Prime Minister of Israel 🇮🇱 Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu is the only PM who cares about Israel 🇮🇱, the Jewish ✡️ people ✡️ 🇮🇱, and the IDF.

Aliza Circle 18:43 20.07.2025 a month ago

Those who commit heinous crime towards innocent Jewish ✡️ people, their house should be demolished.

Aliza Circle 18:42 20.07.2025 a month ago

The ✡️ 🇮🇱 Kneset should come up with an agreement, whoever wants to live in peace in Israel 🇮🇱, will stay. Those who don't should leave.

Aliza Circle 18:15 20.07.2025 a month ago

No we haven't seen any peace. We must take back Judea and Samaria, and gaza. So many soldiers lost their lives to protect Israel 🇮🇱 and the Jewish ✡️ people, now it should return to the Jewish contr

Aliza Circle 17:59 20.07.2025 a month ago

What happened in 2005 when the families from "Gush Etzion" were removed from their homes "For peace".

Aliza Circle 17:53 20.07.2025 a month ago

Also the Jewish ✡️ people ✡️ 🇮🇱 are sick and tired of Arabs throwing rocks at Jews. About the IDF. They are the best of the best.

Aliza Circle 17:52 20.07.2025 a month ago

They dress as "Hasidic jew ✡️" ✡️, drive around Israel 🇮🇱, when they know that soldiers are waiting for hitchhike to return to his/her base and kill them.

Aliza Circle 17:43 20.07.2025 a month ago

The Jewish ✡️ people are sick and tired of the Arabs who live in Israel 🇮🇱. That happened long before October 7th. All they do is hurting innocent Jewish ✡️ people with their cars.

Dennis A 17:16 20.07.2025 a month ago

Disarming the population was defititely the idea of hamas in Israel

Dennis A 17:16 20.07.2025 a month ago

Disarming the population was defititely the idea of hamas in israel

[Anonymous] 15:34 20.07.2025 a month ago

Those human-like beings living in J&S brains are filled with hatred towards the Jews and Israel.Nothing can and will change their minds other than expelling them from J&S,or to behave like a humans .

[Anonymous] 15:27 20.07.2025 a month ago

Arabs of J&S have to accept to live peacefully with Jews,or will be expelled out. Israel should never accept any Oct 7 minded Arabs living with them or around them.No place for Rabid animals.

[Anonymous] 15:21 20.07.2025 a month ago

For Israelis to live in peace,no Arabs should be allowed to live in J&S.either by compensation or by selling their properties to Israeli Arabs.Jews can never live with J&S’s Arabs.it’s Israel’s land

[Anonymous] 15:12 20.07.2025 a month ago

Judea and Samaria is a territory to be inhabited either by Jewish people or by Arabs,who are 180 degrees different from Israeli Arabs.Every single Arab should be outside Judea and Samaria.

[Anonymous] 14:21 20.07.2025 a month ago

gershon you idiot!! you were my Mem Pei hativah shevah malei gamla!! you were the idiot that abandoned Gaza you read that evacuation you idiot it’s because of you!!!

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