Did Settlements Affect Gaza Border Security on October 7

Listen, I couldn't give a shit about the settlements,

But if there had been settlements inside Gush Katif, maybe Oct. 7 wouldn't have happened.

Yeah? Why do you think that?

Because they shove the settlements inside Palestinian territory,

And then you have to secure them with many forces—when we were in Gush Katif

And there were three, four times the forces there compared to what we had on the fence on October 7.

And where were those forces on October 7?

Why didn't they secure the border?

Because those forces were needed elsewhere.

Ah, yeah? Where were they needed? -Where? In the Territories.

You know how it goes there— you've got settlements there,

You've got outposts there, you've got hilltops there,

You've got ten soldiers there who have to guard a single house,

Do you know how much manpower that is?

Ah, so do settlements provide security or do they take away security?

Now I get it.