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Africa North
Egypt reinforces border with Gaza
2024-02-18
Are they also digging deep enough to block Gaza tunnels? Because those Gazans really do know how to dig tunnels.
[AFRICANEWS] Egypt is building a wall and levelling land near its border with the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip in anticipation of an Israeli offensive targeting the border town of Rafah.

Amid rising tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Egypt has begun building a wall and levelling land along its border with the Gaza Strip in anticipation of an Israeli offensive targeting the border town of Rafah.

Satellite images analysed by the News Agency that Dare Not be Named and a video from the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights attest to this unprecedented initiative. The images reveal the erection of a concrete wall and barriers along the Sheikh Zuweid-Rafah road, some 3.5 kilometres west of the border with Gaza.

The Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, based in London, released a video showing a crane lifting concrete walls along this road, demonstrating the progress of the construction work.
The brief but useful video can be seen at the link.
According to the Foundation, the aim of this project is to create a highly secure area near the border with the Gaza Strip, in preparation for the possibility of a mass exodus of the Paleostinian population in the event of a further escalation of the conflict.

These latest developments come as Israel continues to wage a prolonged offensive against the holy warrior group Hamas
...not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
, which has been active in the Gaza Strip for several months.

Although Egypt has not officially recognised this work, the initiative raises questions about its regional implications. Indeed, the preparations on the Egyptian side of the border suggest that Cairo is preparing for a possible humanitarian crisis that could result from the intensification of the conflict between Israel and Gaza.

Despite requests for comment, the Egyptian government has remained silent on these issues, casting doubt on the motives and intentions behind this controversial work.
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Posted by:Fred

#4  But, but ... we've been told that walls don't stop migrants. Of course,Egypt SHOULD be letting their fellow Muslims in, right?
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2024-02-18 17:36  

#3  As the Iron Curtain began to go up, lots of people caught the message and beat feet.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-02-18 17:19  

#2  Read the Wikipedia article about the wall between Eqypt & Gaza. It extends 60 feet below the surface. MSM of course has not bothered to mention what was done years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93lGaza_barrier
Posted by: Gromble Dribble4342   2024-02-18 17:15  

#1  A very short time thinking, El Sisi.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-02-18 02:24  

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