The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is ending plans to evacuate people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah and create a special security zone along the border with Egypt.
The area will be called the Morag Corridor and will be about 5 kilometers wide, starting at the Mediterranean Sea, passing through an ancient settlement called Morag, and reaching the Philadelphi Corridor, which is on the border with Egypt. The goal is to encircle Rafah and prevent Hamas from being able to bring weapons or organize itself again through it.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said this week: ?We will empty Rafah. This area will become a buffer zone to eliminate Hamas? ability to regroup or bring weapons across the southern border.? He said this is very important to weaken Hamas? military power in Gaza.
The plan calls for the Morag Corridor as a buffer zone that will help block the routes Hamas uses to bring in supplies from Sinai, a region in Egypt. Israeli newspapers say this corridor is essential to prevent the group from using hidden tunnels to smuggle goods between Gaza and Egypt.
An IDF official told Ynet: ?This operation is not just a quick action, but something bigger. Controlling Rafah and the Philadelphia Corridor will close the last doors Hamas has to seek outside help.?
Israeli forces are already more present in southern Gaza and have released updated maps showing areas near the border that need to be evacuated. They say the buffer zone is necessary to prevent Hamas from gaining a foothold. The IDF has not yet begun a major operation in Rafah with troops on the ground, but it is preparing and will only move forward once the people living there are safely out of the city.
Published in 04/10/2025 12h39
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