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Israel Presses Egypt to Better Secure Border Against Hamas Smugglers
(Wall Street Journal) Summer Said - Israel and Egypt are negotiating the future of the Philadelphi Corridor between Egypt and Gaza that has been used by Hamas to smuggle weapons and people through underground tunnels and is key to destroying the militant group. Israel has requested that sensors be installed along the corridor, according to senior Egyptian officials, to alert Israel in case Hamas attempts to rebuild its tunnel and smuggling network after the war. "It's clear that the Egyptians failed to stop the flow of munitions and weapons into Gaza in the past 18 years; they can't deny it," said Giora Eiland, a retired Israeli general.