The IDF has "taken operational control" of the "Philadelphia Corridor," a 14-kilometer buffer zone on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. This was announced by the official representative of TSAHAL. The corridor was established in 1979, within the framework of the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. The Israeli army used it for patrolling before leaving the Gaza Strip, AFP reminds. "Israel has suspected for a long time that armed groups in the Palestinian territories use that corridor to transport weapons from Egypt," the newspaper writes. According to spokesman Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military discovered about 20 tunnels along the Philadelphia corridor. The high-ranking representative of Egypt denied these data. "Israel is resorting to these accusations to justify the continuation of the operation against the Palestinian city of Rafah and to prolong the war for political purposes," AFP quoted an Egyptian official as saying.
ISIS has taken control of the Philadelphia Corridor on the Egypt-Gaza border
30.05 16:31 |
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