Posted on 05/16/2004 12:02:50 PM PDT by yonif
Palestinian sources report large IDF forces in the southern Gaza Strip ahead of expected operations to widen the Philadelphia corridor, after the High COurt rejected petitions by 13 Palestinian residents in Rafah against the destruction of houses in Palestinian Rafah, reported channel one news Sunday evening.
The IDF revealed plans Sunday to create a 60 meter wide underground canal, 20 meters deep that is aimed at preventing the forging of arms-smuggling tunnels from the Egyptian side of Rafah to the Palestinian side. This is one option to widening the Philadelphia Corridor, reported Channel 2 news Sunday.
The army is considering flooding the canal once it is built.
Aother option being examined is widening the Philadelphia corridor, requiring the destruction of more houses. The third option is erecting a fence that will prevent Palestinians shooting at IDF soldiers.
The IDF revealed plans Sunday to create a 60 meter wide underground canal, 20 meters deep that is aimed at preventing the forging of arms-smuggling tunnels from the Egyptian side of Rafah to the Palestinian side. This is one option to widening the Philadelphia Corridor, reported channel 2 news Sunday.
Against a background of pledges by the defense establishment that operations in Gaza were to be bolstered, the High Court of Justice on Sunday rejected a petition by Palestinians to ban the demolition of homes in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
Rejecting Palestinian claims quoted on Associated Press that the IDF had destroyed nearly 90 houses, leaving over 1000 people homeless, army officials claim that only 40 houses had been destroyed, and these had been used as cover by Palestinian gunmen to attack soldiers.
Meanwhile, some 3000 Palestinians fled their homes in Rafah on Sunday following the High Court of Justice's turning down of a petition filed against the IDF's decision to demolish houses adjacent to the Phildelphia Route in Rafah, Ynet reported.
Let's just sit back and wait for everyone to condemn this. Seriously, I think it's a great idea.
We should do something like that with the Rio Grande.
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