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May 17, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/analysis-the-philadelphi-route-saga-1.122634

The Philadelphia Route

(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - The decision to hold onto the Philadelphia route, running between the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, despite the separation plan for withdrawal from Gaza, led the IDF to an operational decision to expand the road in order to make it easier to defend. As a result, there was virtually no alternative to the evacuation and destruction of several dozen homes in the Rafah refugee camp. So long as arms continue to be smuggled through the Rafah tunnels, the IDF will persist in its effort to control the Philadelphia strip.

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