Satellite imagery has shown construction work next to the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepares to launch a ground offensive The Egyptian
Satellite imagery has shown construction work next to the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepares to launch a ground offensive
The Egyptian government has reportedly started work on a wall near the country’s border with Gaza amid fears that a planned ground offensive by the Israeli military will push war refugees out of the Palestinian enclave.
The Associated Press, the New York Times and other media outlets reported about the construction work on Friday, citing satellite photos showing ground being cleared and a wall going up. Egyptian officials have refused to discuss the project’s purpose, but the reports suggested that it could be a « fortified buffer zone » to accommodate Gazans fleeing a major Israeli military operation planned in the Palestinian border city of Rafah.
