Did Israel coordinate with Egypt before reoccupying the Rafah crossing? - Israel's control of the Philadelphi Corridor raises questions on whether key peace agreements with Cairo are at stake (Middle East Eye, 2024-05-07)
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“Israel's control of the Rafah crossing may present a threat to a September 2005 agreement with #Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Accord.”
“‘Israel occupying Rafah means occupying the Gaza side of the Philadelphi Corridor, which would be a violation of the 2005 addendum to the 1979 peace treaty,’ International Crisis Group analyst Joost Hiltermann told Middle East Eye.
"’It is doubtful that the Egyptians would have greenlighted this.’
“An Egyptian military source claimed that Egypt has not authorised the Rafah crossing operation…”
