Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands in front of a map of the Gaza Strip as he speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Sept. 4, 2024. (Credit: Abir Sultan/AFP)
Could Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar escape via the Philadelphi Corridor, along the border between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave? That’s what the London-based The Jewish Chronicle suggested on Sept. 5, citing anonymous intelligence sources. According to these sources, Sinwar was planning to flee to Egypt, along with other Hamas leaders, through this strategic corridor, and then to Iran, taking with him the hostages captured on Oct. 7. These allegations were picked up by some right-wing media outlets and shared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son, Yair, on his social media accounts.Although these allegations did not come from Netanyahu, they are in line with some of his statements, according to which the Philadelphi Corridor is likely to enable Hamas to smuggle hostages into Egypt, just as Hamas would use it to smuggle...
Could Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar escape via the Philadelphi Corridor, along the border between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave? That’s what the London-based The Jewish Chronicle suggested on Sept. 5, citing anonymous intelligence sources. According to these sources, Sinwar was planning to flee to Egypt, along with other Hamas leaders, through this strategic corridor, and then to Iran, taking with him the hostages captured on Oct. 7. These allegations were picked up by some right-wing media outlets and shared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son, Yair, on his social media accounts.Although these allegations did not come from Netanyahu, they are in line with some of his statements, according to which the Philadelphi Corridor is likely to enable Hamas to smuggle hostages into Egypt, just as Hamas would use it to...