Combined with the long-completed security fence around the Gaza Strip and one being built near Israel's border with the West Bank, pulling out of the most exposed positions is intended to reduce casualties and the number of clashes with the Palestinians. A secondary intention is to show the world that Israel is ready to withdraw from most of the remaining territories it captured in 1967 in exchange for real peace.
结合包围加沙地带的早已完工的安全屏障和正在以色列和约旦河西岸边界修建的屏障，以色列从最无掩护的地方撤退是为了减少伤亡和与巴勒斯坦人的冲突。第二层意图则是向世界显示以色列准备从其在1967年占领的大多数领土撤退以换取真正的和平。