An unexploded shell lies on a dune as a young boy sits near a Palestinian displaced persons camp in the Tall al-Sultan area in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2024. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last Wednesday the creation of a new military corridor in the Gaza Strip, called the Morag axis. This marks a shift in Israel’s strategy after 18 months of war in the Palestinian territory. In a recorded statement, Netanyahu said the Israeli army was “shifting gears” and establishing a new “Philadelphia route,” referring to the corridor along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, which Israel seized in May 2024. “The Israeli army is taking control of the territory, striking terrorists, and destroying infrastructure,” he said, adding that this initiative was part of a broader effort to reshape the battlefield. Read more Israeli reoccupation of Gaza commences What is the Morag Axis?The Morag axis, named after an Israeli settlement in Gaza dismantled in 2005, will cut through the strip...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last Wednesday the creation of a new military corridor in the Gaza Strip, called the Morag axis. This marks a shift in Israel’s strategy after 18 months of war in the Palestinian territory. In a recorded statement, Netanyahu said the Israeli army was “shifting gears” and establishing a new “Philadelphia route,” referring to the corridor along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, which Israel seized in May 2024. “The Israeli army is taking control of the territory, striking terrorists, and destroying infrastructure,” he said, adding that this initiative was part of a broader effort to reshape the battlefield. Read more Israeli reoccupation of Gaza commences What is the Morag Axis?The Morag axis, named after an Israeli settlement in Gaza dismantled in 2005, will cut...