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Egyptian official reiterates opposition to IDF presence in Rafah, Philadelphi
View of the Philadelphi Corridor between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on July 15, 2024. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
Egypt reiterates that it has not accepted an Israeli presence in the Rafah border crossing or Philadelphi corridor, state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV quotes a senior source as saying.
A key sticking point in Gaza ceasefire talks mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar has been Israel’s insistence on a presence in the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow 14.5-kilometer-long (9-mile-long) stretch of land along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, in order to prevent Hamas from smuggling in arms.
Times of Israel staff contributed.
