10.10.2023 - 21:36 [ @EdanYago / Twitter ] Factor 1: Israel has built a formidable set of fortifications on the border with Gaza. However, fortifications are useless without people to man them. A political decision was taken to deploy almost the entire combat force to the West Bank. In particular… …the Gaza division, responsible for safeguarding the Gaza region had been redeployed. This left the border almost unguarded.