Israeli reports claimed that Israel had asked Egypt for more security measures to be enforced and more surveillance equipment to be installed along the Philadelphi Route.
Egypt is not cooperating with Israel regarding the Philadelphi Route, a narrow strip of land located between Egypt and Gaza, Egyptian media reported on Monday.
The Egyptian news outlet Al-Qahera News quoted an Egyptian official as saying that such reports were “completely false.”
According to Anadolu news agency, last week, Israeli reports claimed that Israel had asked Egypt for more security measures to be enforced and more surveillance equipment to be installed along the Philadelphi Route.
The Strategic Importance of the Philadelphi Route to Israel – EXPLAINER
The Philadelphi Route, or Philadelphi Corridor – often referred to as Philadelphia – is a narrow strip of land, long 14 kilometers, located along the border between southern Gaza and Egypt.
In the past, the corridor was under the control of Israeli forces, which patrolled it under the provisions of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979.
Israel was allowed to control the corridor even after the Oslo Accords of 1993.
Only in 2005, when Israeli troops redeployed from the Gaza Strip, Egypt and Israel concluded the Philadelphi Accord.
Climbing down the Gaza Tree – Israel’s Gap between Words and Actions is Growing
Then, Egypt was committed to deploying 750 border guards along the route to patrol the border on the Egyptian side, while the Palestinian side remained under the control of the Palestinians.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated clearly his government’s objectives in southern Gaza when he said that the Philadelphi Route “has to be in our hands.”
Why Israel’s Military Advancement toward the Egyptian is Dangerous – EXPLAINER
Israel launched air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip on October 7.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 23,210 Palestinians have been killed, and 59,167 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
Palestinian and international estimates say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.
(PC, Anadolu)
