IDF constructing new east-west road in Gaza Strip as part of plan for day after war – WSJ

The IDF is constructing a new road across central Gaza as part of its plan to maintain security control over the Palestinian enclave at the end of the war against Hamas, The Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the report, the new gravel road is being expanded upon some five miles from the Israeli border and stretches from east to west, as the army already has control over the Strip’s north-south roads.
The road will allow the military to move securely through the strip and its construction as Israel prepares for the day after the war, when the ruling Hamas terror group will no longer be in power and the majority of IDF troops will have withdrawn, the report says.
Speaking to the WSJ, retired IDF colonel Miri Eisin says the road is intended to be “long-term temporary” and will be in use at least until the end of 2024.