20 Years After Gaza Disengagement: Israel Moves to Reclaim Control Amid Hamas Threat

On this anniversary marking 20 years since Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip, it is clear that Ariel Sharon’s once-celebrated plan has become a cautionary tale in national security and sovereignty. What looked like a strategy to stabilize the region instead unleashed chaos that culminated in devastating Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, which cost over 1,200 Israeli lives and resulted in hundreds kidnapped. Was Disengagement a Strategic Misstep at the Expense of National Security? The evacuation of 21 settlements housing approximately 8,000 Israelis along Gaza's coast ostensibly aimed to free military resources for tighter control of the West...