Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to the Philadelphi Corridor on a map during a press conference at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem on September 4, 2024. (Credit: Archive photo, AFP
In this enclave in ruins, besieged and depopulated in the North, and bombarded daily in the South, it is hard not to see the Israeli desire to establish a lasting grip.While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies plans for reoccupation or annexation of Gaza, following Israel’s unilateral withdrawal of settlements in 2005, the idea is gaining traction among far-right wing groups and their allies within the government.However, several indications suggest that steps toward such a plan may already be underway, though the timeline and exact form remain unclear. “Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza before 2026,” an officer from one of the brigades stationed in the enclave told Haaretz, as part of an investigation into the ongoing expansion of the Israeli military across multiple areas.The article, published on Nov. 13, describes a...
In this enclave in ruins, besieged and depopulated in the North, and bombarded daily in the South, it is hard not to see the Israeli desire to establish a lasting grip.While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies plans for reoccupation or annexation of Gaza, following Israel’s unilateral withdrawal of settlements in 2005, the idea is gaining traction among far-right wing groups and their allies within the government.However, several indications suggest that steps toward such a plan may already be underway, though the timeline and exact form remain unclear. “Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza before 2026,” an officer from one of the brigades stationed in the enclave told Haaretz, as part of an investigation into the ongoing expansion of the Israeli military across multiple areas.The article, published on Nov. 13, describes...
