Strock: “If Israel Does Not Withdraw from Gaza, We Will Overthrow the Government”
According to Kanal 12, Strock said in his speech at the Kerem Abu Salim (Shalom) Border Gate, which opens from Israel to Gaza, “We are now at the Kerem Shalom Border Gate, 50 meters from here is the Rafah Border Gate. If “The army withdraws from the Philadelphi Corridor or Netzarim, we will overthrow the government. Netanyahu knows this very well.”
Netanyahu had previously stated that the Israeli army would remain in the “Philadelphi Corridor”, claiming that weapons were being smuggled from Egypt to Gaza. It is known that Egypt opposes Israel holding the border in question. Hamas is demanding that the Israeli army withdraw from Gaza, especially the Philadelphi Corridor, in its negotiations with Tel Aviv regarding a ceasefire and prisoner exchange.
What Happened?
After launching a ground offensive on Rafah, south of Gaza, the Israeli army announced on May 29 that it had captured the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border and found 20 tunnels leading to Egypt’s Sinai Desert. However, a senior Egyptian who spoke to the “Cairo news channel” denied that there were tunnels leading from Gaza to Egypt, saying that “Tel Aviv resorts to such lies to cover up its failures in Gaza.”
Haaretz newspaper had revealed through satellite images that the Israeli army was positioned in the Netzarim Corridor, which divides the Gaza Strip in half, and that civilian settlements along this line were being destroyed with explosives.
