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Egypt to expand Gaza buffer zone — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt will evacuate thousands of houses in the Egyptian Rafah to expand its buffer zone with the Gaza Strip, the Walla news website announces, citing Palestinian reports.
The Egyptian army will begin broadening the zone by 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) in July, the report says, as the military cracks down on smuggling tunnels in the area.
Egypt aims to ultimately expand the buffer zone to five kilometers (3.1 miles).
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