Hanegbi: War won’t end this year; Israel holds 75% of buffer zone along Gaza-Egypt border

File: National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi speaks to reporters at the Israel Defense Forces' Tel Aviv headquarters, October 14, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash 90)
File: National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi speaks to reporters at the Israel Defense Forces' Tel Aviv headquarters, October 14, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash 90)

The Israel Defense Forces is now in control of 75% of the Phildelphi Route, a buffer zone between Gaza and Egypt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says.

“Inside Gaza, the IDF is now in control of 75% of the Philadelphi Route and I believe it will be in control of it all with time. Together with the Egyptians, we must ensure weapon smuggling is prevented” from Egypt into Gaza, he tells the Kan public broadcaster.

Hanegbi adds that he expects fighting in Gaza to continue throughout 2024 at least.

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