Hamas is demanding the Philadelphi corridor for a reason
It stands to reason that the control of the border was a key ingredient in Hamas’ strength and this is why it wants it back.
Many reports have focused on the Israeli internal debate about the Philadelphi corridor, and whether holding on to it is essential to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its power in Gaza.
However, Israel’s decisions are not coming in a vacuum. Hamas also is demanding to control the border with Egypt. Hamas controlled that border since 2007 and it used it to build up an unprecedented rocket arsenal. It used this arsenal to carry out the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
It stands to reason that the control of the border was a key ingredient in Hamas’ strength and this is why it wants it back.
An article at Iran’s IRNA state media is clear on this. “Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, says no agreement is possible for a ceasefire in Gaza without the Israeli regime’s withdrawal from Philadelphi, Netzarim, and Rafah corridors.” When Hamas says something it is not just rhetoric. Hamas clearly understands that the IDF control of these areas is preventing Hamas from controlling all of Gaza. Hamas currently controls the central camps area of Gaza; Bureij, Maghazi, Deir al-Balah and Nuseirat, and it controls areas in northern Gaza and Khan Younis.
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