The consequences of the Zionist regime’s domination of the Philadelphia axis after the invasion of Rafah

report Mehr News Agency, following the ground attack of the Zionist regime army on parts of Rafah (in the south of the Gaza Strip, bordering with Egypt) In a tweet, a prominent Egyptian-American researcher criticized the Egyptian army’s inaction against the violation of the country’s sovereignty by the Zionist regime.

“Sam Youssef”, a prominent analyst, researcher and writer, published a post on the X platform and wrote: Israel’s attack on the crossing He added: The Israeli army has clearly violated the Camp David Agreement and is fighting near the crossing Rafah is. The Zionists have passed the axis of Philadelphia. This is despite the fact that the Egyptian army has not reacted to the violation of this country’s sovereignty.

Sam Youssef added: The Israeli army violated Egypt’s sovereignty in front of everyone’s eyes and all the news agencies published this news. This is really a disaster.

According to the Washington Institute, one of the traditional routes of underground transfer of weapons to Gaza is the common border of this strip with its western neighbor, Egypt. The members of the resistance network provided some weapons or raw materials for the construction of various types of missiles and drones for the benefit of the resistance through communication with pro-Palestinian groups in countries such as Sudan, Libya and Egypt.

Now it seems that Tel Aviv intends to restore the status of this axis to before 2005 and replace the Zionist forces with the Egyptian forces. Some experts believe that if Israel can gain control of this axis, then the possibility of 360 degree encirclement of Gaza and its limited communication with the outside world will increase. . In the continuation of this analytical report, we will try to have a look at the position of the Philadelphia axis in the conflict between the Zionist regime and the Hamas movement.

Where is the center of Philadelphia?

In the geopolitics of Gaza, the Philadelphia axis is also referred to as the axis of “Salah Al-Din“. This area is located along the southern strip of Gaza and Egypt. This 14-kilometer (8,699-mile) axis, like the Sinai desert, is part of Area “D” in the 1979 Camp David Accords and is supposed to be a demilitarized zone. This axis is located from the Mediterranean Sea in the northern regions to the Karam Pass in the south. Until 2005, Israel controlled the Philadelphia axis as part of its jurisdiction in had hands; But by withdrawing from this area, he handed over its control to the self-governing organizations. The forces of self-governing organizations were in control of this area until 2007.

In the same year, after eighteen months of negotiations, a new security agreement between Cairo and Tel Aviv was signed, which based on Those 750 people from the Egyptian border guard will be allowed to be present in this area equipped with light weapons. According to this agreement was supposed to prevent the Egyptian security forces from infiltrating and illegally transferring goods or military equipment to Gaza. In this agreement, which has 83 clauses, issues such as the missions and obligations of the parties, such as the types of machines, weapons and infrastructure allowed in this area are carefully mentioned.

After the October 7th attack, Israeli security officials claimed that one of the weapons transfer routes To Gaza, the underground tunnels of the Philadelphia axis are in the southwest of Gaza. Brahmin base of Israel by sending a delegation Security has asked Cairo to deploy Zionist forces in this area and install surveillance cameras and sensors. Despite the emphasis of the right-wing government of Israel on the realization of this demand, it does not seem that the Egyptian government is willing to implement this demand due to political-security considerations.

Why is it important to master this axis?

According to “Ajibat today ” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said about the latest situation of the Philadelphia Corridor: “Israel must take full control of this axis to ensure disarmament in the region.” During the press conference, he added: The Philadelphia axis, to be more precise, the southern border (Gaza) should be under our control. It is clear that any other mechanism will not guarantee the disarmament we want.

Just two weeks later, the leader of the Likud Party said during a press conference that the Zionist regime will not end the war without closing the loopholes and the security gap in the Philadelphia axis, under the lack of Control over this area means the continuation of the transfer of weapons to Gaza. Of course, he further mentioned that Tel Aviv has not yet made a decision to take control of the Philadelphia axis. Previously, some news sources had reported about Washington’s green light for the entry of the Israeli army into this border axis. Some news sources announced that in the third stage of Israel’s operation in Gaza, in addition to infiltrating the southern areas of Gaza (especially Khan Yunis), the Zionists sought to control the Philadelphia axis in They are the common border between Gaza and Egypt.

On the other hand, the authorities of Cairo have announced that they oppose the evacuation of this area from Egyptian forces and the return of Israeli soldiers and they will evaluate any change in the situation in this area as a serious threat to Egypt’s national security. On December 31st, an Egyptian member of parliament said about Netanyahu’s statement that Israel would control the Philadelphia axis: “This action is a clear attack on the (Camp David) agreement.” According to Reuters, on January 10, Egypt officially rejected Israel’s proposal to increase the surveillance of Zionist forces on the Philadelphia axis.

Since the beginning of the October 7th crisis, the Al-Sisi government has not changed the border situation in the Gaza Strip and There is no forced migration of the residents of this area. Experts on occupied Palestine issues believe that Tel Aviv seeks to export the Gaza crisis to Egypt and repeat the experience of transferring the native inhabitants of the Palestinian land to neighboring countries. According to the report of the Atlantic Council, the realization of this scenario, in addition to aggravating the problem of immigrants in Egypt, can become the basis for strengthening the resistance nuclei in the Sinai desert.

With the beginning of the war between the Zionist regime and the Palestinian Islamic resistance in Gaza, Egypt through official and unofficial channels has tried to convey this message to Tel Aviv-Washington that In no way will he give in to plans such as changing the geopolitical situation of Gaza, the forced migration of Palestinians to the Sinai desert, and the complete occupation of this region by the Israeli army. Israel’s non-fulfillment of the three conditions for changing the territorial-political situation of Gaza has caused the National Emergency Cabinet to focus on controlling Khan Yunis and Nabar, discounting the goals of the early days of the war. put the border of Philadelphia.