What’s the Philadelphi Corridor border zone that Israel wants to control?
1 year ago

What’s the Philadelphi Corridor border zone that Israel wants to control?

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s control over the corridor between Gaza and Egypt – as its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought — would mean the de facto full reoccupation of the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a weekly news conference on Saturday that the Philadelphi Corridor “must be in our hands” and shut down to ensure the security outcome Tel Aviv desires. Both Egypt and Hamas have been against Israel regaining control of the corridor, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has repeatedly said Cairo won’t allow Palestinians to be displaced from their homeland into Egypt. Tel Aviv reportedly wants to raise this corridor inside Gaza in order to make sure it won’t suffer another attack like the one on October 7 by Hamas that killed about 1,140 people inside Israel.

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Israel plans to depopulate north Gaza, not allow Palestinians beyond Netzarim Corridor: Report
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel plans to depopulate north Gaza, not allow Palestinians beyond Netzarim Corridor: Report

Firstpost  

In what’s being condemned as a case of ethnic cleansing, Israel has bene planning to depopulate northern Gaza and not allow Palestinians to move north of the Netzarim Corridor even after the war ends, according to a report Israel appears to be planning to depopulate north Gaza and not allow Palestinians to move beyond the Netzarim Corridor even after the …

Inside the sprawling military zone Israel uses to control Gaza From within
1 month ago

Inside the sprawling military zone Israel uses to control Gaza From within

Live Mint  

TEL AVIV—One of the first things Israel did when it invaded Gaza in October last year was carve a dirt road across the middle of the strip. Inside the zone, called the Netzarim corridor after a former Israeli settlement, there are two military bases made up of trailer-sized mobile bomb shelters with water, electrical poles, cellular towers and a synagogue. …

Egypt, Israel discussing opening Rafah border amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Egypt, Israel discussing opening Rafah border amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Report

Firstpost  

Both Egypt and Hamas have reportedly signalled a willingness to ease their stance. They hae hinted at dropping demands for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area Egypt is in discussions with Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Gaza as part of a renewed effort to increase aid deliveries to the enclave and move toward a …

Gaza ceasefire in sight? Hamas open to Israel's Philadelphi Corridor demand
1 month, 1 week ago

Gaza ceasefire in sight? Hamas open to Israel's Philadelphi Corridor demand

Firstpost  

After the death of hardliner leader Yahya Sinwar and a series of setbacks, Hamas now appears to be willing to making key concessions to secure a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip Hamas appears to be open to the idea of giving up control of a key strip of land in the Gaza Strip to secure a ceasefire with …

What was Netanyahu’s map and ‘plan for Gaza’ all about?
4 months ago

What was Netanyahu’s map and ‘plan for Gaza’ all about?

Al Jazeera  

Israeli prime minister presented a plan and map that showed an annexed West Bank and Gaza under Israeli army control. On September 2, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on TV to talk about the war on Gaza. The southernmost strip of land in Gaza, the Philadelphi Corridor, would remain under Israeli military control, while a new third corridor would …

Israel’s Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt
4 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. The question of Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor –- a narrow strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt, seized by troops in May …

Israel's Netanyahu sets condition to leave Gaza: ‘Until that happens, we're there’
4 months ago

Israel's Netanyahu sets condition to leave Gaza: ‘Until that happens, we're there’

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. The question of Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor –- a narrow strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt, seized by troops in May –- has …

Israel’s Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt

LA Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. The question of Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor — a narrow strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt, seized by troops in May — has …

Israel offers new proposal for the Philadelphi corridor to Hamas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel offers new proposal for the Philadelphi corridor to Hamas

CNN  

CNN — Egypt is set to deliver Israel’s latest Philadelphi corridor proposal to Hamas after Israel submitted a revised plan on Thursday as efforts to secure a ceasefire deal to halt the fighting in Gaza continue, a diplomat and an Israeli source familiar with the talks said. The new Israeli proposal, which includes a map of where Israeli troops would …

Netanyahu vows to maintain Israeli presence in Gaza
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu vows to maintain Israeli presence in Gaza

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-21 09:44 People stand in front of a school building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at the al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City, on Aug 20, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told hostage families on Tuesday that he is uncertain whether a deal with Hamas will be reached, emphasizing that Israel will not relinquish control …

The US is confident in its cease-fire proposal. Hamas has issues with it.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The US is confident in its cease-fire proposal. Hamas has issues with it.

Politico  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also travel to the region this weekend, where he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The senior administration official said that the issue has been discussed with Egypt as part of recent talks and said it is “moving in the right way.” Some Middle East analysts argued that …

Palestine rejects proposal to reopen Rafah crossing without Israeli withdrawal: source
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestine rejects proposal to reopen Rafah crossing without Israeli withdrawal: source

China Daily  

Smoke and dust seen in Gaza from a moving vehicle alongside the Egyptian side of the Egypt-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah, Egypt, July 4, 2024. RAMALLAH - Palestine has rejected an Israeli-US proposal to temporarily reopen the Rafah border crossing, calling instead for an Israeli withdrawal and the establishment of Palestinian sovereignty, an …

Israel gains operational control of Philadelphi Corridor along Gaza-Egypt border: spokesman
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel gains operational control of Philadelphi Corridor along Gaza-Egypt border: spokesman

China Daily  

JERUSALEM, May 29 -- The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that it has gained full operational control of the Philadelphi Corridor, a strip of land along the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Daniel Hagari said the corridor served as Hamas's "oxygen tube" through which they smuggled weapons into the Gaza Strip. During the …

Israel seizes Gaza's border with Egypt, says war may last another 7 months
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel seizes Gaza's border with Egypt, says war may last another 7 months

India Today  

The Israeli military on Wednesday said it seized a buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border, giving the Jewish state effective control over the Palestinian territory's entire land border amid its offensive in Rafah. Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces gained "operational control" over the "Philadelphi Corridor", using the Israeli military's code name for the 14 km-long corridor …

Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a war now in its eighth month. “The Philadelphi Corridor served as the oxygen line of Hamas through which Hamas carried out weapons smuggling into Gaza on …

The Latest | Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza’s entire border with Egypt
7 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Israel expands Rafah offensive, saying it now controls Gaza’s entire border with Egypt

Associated Press  

Israel’s military said Wednesday it has seized control of the entire length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, without elaborating. U.S. SAYS ISRAEL’S CAPTURING ENTIRE GAZA-EGYPT BORDER CORRIDOR WOULD NOT EXCEED ‘LIMITED’ GROUND INVASION PLAN WASHINGTON — White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday he would not confirm that Israel had seized all of the Philadelphi Corridor along Gaza’s …

Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt

New Indian Express  

TEL AVIV: Israel's military said Wednesday it has seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza's border with Egypt, near the city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been fighting recently. The move could complicate relations with Egypt, which has complained over Israel's advance toward its border, including when Israeli forces captured the Rafah border …

Israel says reopening key Gaza border point as it steps up Rafah attacks
8 months ago

Israel says reopening key Gaza border point as it steps up Rafah attacks

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces also pound central Gaza as negotiations continue in Egypt for a ceasefire in the enclave. Israel claims it is reopening the main crossing point for humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip as its military launched new attacks across the Palestinian territory and was building its offensive on southern Rafah despite ongoing talks for a ceasefire. The Ministry …

The Latest | Israel's military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt
8 months ago

The Latest | Israel's military seizes the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt

The Independent  

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Israeli troops take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt
8 months ago

Israeli troops take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt

NPR  

Israeli troops take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council about how Israel's evacuation of Rafah could affect the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Jan Egeland is Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has many people working in Gaza, and he's on the …

Israel seizes key Gaza border crossing as it launches assault on Rafah
8 months ago

Israel seizes key Gaza border crossing as it launches assault on Rafah

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have seized control of Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, cutting off a vital route for humanitarian aid and potential sanctuary for civilians from a building offensive. The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had seized “operational control” of the Gaza side of the border post, which links the besieged enclave with Egypt. The 401st Brigade entered the Rafah …

Israel takes control of Rafah crossing, Gaza’s lifeline: What’s going on?
8 months ago

Israel takes control of Rafah crossing, Gaza’s lifeline: What’s going on?

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli military is moving ahead with a ground operation in Rafah and has effectively sealed Gaza off from the rest of the region. “The army’s entry into Rafah promotes the two main goals of the war: Freeing captives and defeating Hamas,” he said on X. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called on Israel to “heed the overwhelming demands …

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border

NPR  

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs PBC Planet Labs PBC The satellite photo above captures the stark nature of the crisis on the Gaza-Egypt border. On the right, more than 1 million displaced Palestinians are squeezed into tent camps on the Gaza side of the border, seeking shelter from Israel's …

Egypt builds a buffer zone in anticipation of a Palestinian refugee spillover
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Egypt builds a buffer zone in anticipation of a Palestinian refugee spillover

NPR  

Egypt builds a buffer zone in anticipation of a Palestinian refugee spillover More than half of Gaza's population has sought shelter in the southern region of Rafah across from Egypt's border. LEILA FADEL, HOST: More than half of Gaza's population has sought shelter in the southern region of Rafah, across the border from Egypt. BATRAWY: Well, Israel's war cabinet has …

Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip

The Hindu  

Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah, satellite images analysed Friday by The Associated Press show. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Feb. 11 issued a statement warning Israel over the possible Rafah offensive and its “displacement of the Palestinian …

‘We’re waiting to be martyred’: Palestinians await Israeli attack on Rafah
11 months ago

‘We’re waiting to be martyred’: Palestinians await Israeli attack on Rafah

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians in Gaza say they have nowhere to run as they brace for Israel to escalate military operations on Rafah. They said Israel has deliberately and disproportionately targeted civilians in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas’s surprise attack on Israeli communities and military outposts on October 7, in which 1,139 people were killed and 240 taken as captives into Gaza by …

Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza's southern border. That's fueling tension with Egypt
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza's southern border. That's fueling tension with Egypt

New Indian Express  

ISRAEL'S DILEMMA The dispute puts Israel in a bind. The Israeli military is working to create an informal buffer zone about a kilometer wide inside Gaza along the border with Israel to prevent militants from attacking nearby communities. Netanyahu has said Israel intends to keep open-ended security control over Gaza to ensure Hamas cannot repeat its Oct. 7 attacks that …

Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Israel faces a growing risk of damaging its peace with neighboring Egypt as its military pushes the offensive against Hamas further south in the Gaza Strip. Israeli leaders say that to complete their destruction of Hamas, they must eventually widen their offensive to Gaza’s southernmost town, Rafah, and take control of the Philadelphi Corridor, a tiny buffer zone …

Israel vows to fight Hamas to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel vows to fight Hamas to Gaza’s southern border. That’s fueling tension with Egypt

LA Times  

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the northern Gaza Strip play this month in Rafah, in southern Gaza next to the border with Egypt. Israel faces a growing risk of damaging its peace with neighboring Egypt as its military pushes the offensive against Hamas farther south in the Gaza Strip. Israeli leaders say that to complete their destruction of …

Hamas blasts Israel’s plan to create buffer zone in Gaza as a ‘crime’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas blasts Israel’s plan to create buffer zone in Gaza as a ‘crime’

Al Jazeera  

Israel is reportedly working to establish a 1km-wide ‘security belt’ around the Gaza Strip amid disapproval from the US and criticism from international experts. Israel’s efforts to create a buffer zone along its border with Gaza constitute a “crime” and act of “blatant aggression” against the Palestinian people, Hamas official Osama Hamdan has said, following media reports suggesting such a …

Israel-Hamas war: With the Rafah border crossing open, who’s exiting Gaza?
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: With the Rafah border crossing open, who’s exiting Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Gaza’s border with Egypt opened for limited evacuation today, allowing for just under 500 people to flee war-torn Gaza. The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened on Wednesday, allowing limited evacuations from the besieged enclave to Egypt after nearly nearly four weeks of Israel’s war. Before 15:00 GMT, the General Authority for Crossings in Gaza told Al Jazeera …

Israel-Hamas war: The significance of Rafah border and why its reopening matters to Egypt | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: The significance of Rafah border and why its reopening matters to Egypt | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Over the past few days, thousands have fled south of the Gaza Strip after Israel ordered the evacuation of over one million civilians in the north — nearly half of the total population of the Palestinian enclave — ahead of an anticipated ground invasion by the Israeli military. The Gaza Strip is a narrow 41-km designated …

Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes following Hamas’ bloody rampage two weeks ago. Doctors Without Borders said Gaza’s health care system is “facing collapse.” Meantime, …

What role could Egypt play in helping Palestinians trapped by the Israel-Gaza war? Rafah crossing could be the only escape
1 year, 2 months ago

What role could Egypt play in helping Palestinians trapped by the Israel-Gaza war? Rafah crossing could be the only escape

ABC  

With Israel warning residents in the north of Gaza to evacuate ahead of a planned ground invasion, Palestinians have been fleeing south — and all eyes are on its closest neighbour, Egypt, as a potential lifeline. Egypt had also blamed the Israeli government for "not taking a position on opening the Rafah crossing from the Gaza side" in the days …

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline
1 year, 2 months ago

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline

NPR  

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline Enlarge this image toggle caption Hatem Ali/AP Hatem Ali/AP I've made dozens of reporting trips to the Gaza Strip, most always because something terrible was happening. It was November 2005, and the place was the Rafah border crossing, at the southern end of Gaza, the gateway to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Rafah …

Why reopening Egypt-Gaza Rafah crossing is crucial amid Israeli bombing
1 year, 2 months ago

Why reopening Egypt-Gaza Rafah crossing is crucial amid Israeli bombing

Al Jazeera  

Egypt has said Palestinians need to remain on their own land – but it is trying to facilitate humanitarian aid. Efforts to open the Rafah crossing have so far not yielded any results, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry saying Israel has yet to allow the opening of the crossing, which connects Gaza to Egypt. The Rafah crossing, located in …

What is Hamas, how does it control the Gaza Strip and why has Israel declared war?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is Hamas, how does it control the Gaza Strip and why has Israel declared war?

ABC  

Israel's security cabinet has formally declared war on Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, following Hamas's unprecedented attack on soldiers and civilians in southern Israel on Saturday. Since 2007, Hamas has had sole control of the Gaza Strip, after ousting Fatah from the territory in a brief civil war. Hamas won local elections in 2006 then …

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