Israel says it controls corridor on Gaza-Egypt border

[Pelican Press 0]

******* says it controls corridor on Gaza-Egypt border

*******’s military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor.

A spokesman for the ******* Defense Forces (IDF) said that about 20 tunnels used by ****** to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found there.

Egyptian TV quoted sources denying this, and said ******* was trying to justify its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

The announcement comes during a ******* of heightened tensions with Egypt.

“In recent days, IDF troops established operational control on the Philadelphi Corridor, on the border between Egypt and Rafah,” IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Wednesday.

He described the corridor as a “lifeline” for ******, through which the group “regularly smuggled weapons into the Gaza Strip”.

He said troops were “investigating.. and neutralizing” tunnels found in the area.

Mr Hagari later said in a briefing with reporters that he could not be sure that all of the tunnels crossed into Egypt, the New York Times reported.

The Philadelphi Corridor is a buffer zone, only about 100m (330ft) wide in parts, which runs along the Gaza side of the 13km (8-mile) border with Egypt.

Egypt has previously said it had destroyed cross-border tunnels, making any weapons smuggling impossible.

And a “high-level” Egyptian source, quoted by Al-Qahera News, accused ******* of “using these allegations to justify continuing the operation on the ************ city of Rafah and prolonging the war for political purposes”.

******* has insisted that it must take Rafah to achieve victory in the war triggered by ******’s unprecedented ******* on the country on 7 October, during which about 1,200 people were ******* and 252 others were taken ********.

At least 36,170 people have been ******* across Gaza since the start of the conflict, according to the ******-run health ministry.

Tensions between Egypt and ******* have heightened since ******** forces took control of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing point three weeks ago as part of their offensive against ******.

Earlier this week,

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

in an incident involving Egyptian and ******** troops in the border area near Rafah.

Egypt is a strong supporter of the Palestinians and has condemned *******’s military campaign in Gaza and the ******** of thousands of civilians by ******* in the war.

Like *******, Egypt has maintained a blockade on its border with Gaza since ****** came to power in 2006. ****** is an off-****** of the Islamist ******* Brotherhood organisation, which is banned as a ********** group in Egypt.

Egypt has, however, kept channels open with ****** and has been acting as a mediator in on-off indirect talks between ******* and the group to try to reach a ceasefire deal and release of ******** hostages held by ****** in Gaza.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#******* #controls #corridor #GazaEgypt #border

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/