Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed closing the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. This step, according to Netanyahu, would give Israel full control over the Palestinian enclave’s access to world resources.
According to Netanyahu, Israel will not consider the war to be over until the Philadelphi Corridor is closed. This 14-kilometer strip of land serves as a buffer zone on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
“We will destroy HAMAS, we will demilitarize Gaza, but military equipment and other deadly weapons will continue to flow into this southern opening, so we must close it.” – stated the Prime Minister.
Earlier, Egypt warned Israel against possible military operations in the Philadelphi Corridor, according to the Egyptian publication Ahram Online.
According to the government news agency, it was stated in October that any Israeli incursion into the Philadelphi corridor would be considered a violation of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
