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The opening as it read in 2005

The Philadephi Route (corridor / buffer zone) is an IDF code name for the strip of land along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip . Under the Oslo Accords , it remains under direct Israeli military control.¹ One purpose of the Philadephi Route is to prevent the movement of illegal materials (including weapons, ammunition, illegal drugs) from Egypt into the Gaza Strip.² Palestinians in cooperation with some Egyptians have build smuggling tunnels under the Philadephi Route to move these into the Gaza Strip.³ Most of the tunnels are based in both sides of Rafah . Since the outbreak of the al-Aqsa Intifada , the Israeli Defence Forces began operating against the tunnels. IDF vehicles, soldiers and outposts were attacked by gunfire and anti-tank rockets from the southern buildings of Rafah, resulting in the demolition of many border-line houses and the erection of a fortification system which includes a steel defence wall and armored outposts (such as "New Termit" and "Hardon"). Many operations against smuggling tunnels have been undertaken. Most of the operation were taken under heavy fire, forcing the IDF to demolish buildings which were used as fire-posts for Palestinian snipers and RPG launchers. Houses in which tunnels were discovered were also demolished. More than 90 tunnels (up to April 2004 ) have been discovered and destroyed by IDF forces. Human Rights Watch has charged that the IDF is using tunnels as a pretext to create a depopulated 'buffer zone' along the Gaza-Egypt border, resulting in the destruction of 1,600 homes by September 2004. In a report on house demolitions in Rafah, HRW argues that the IDF should be able to detect and neutralize tunnels at the point where they cross underneath the border using technologies proven elsewhere (Korean DMZ, U.S.-Mexico border). The IDF also admitted to HRW that the figure it gives of 90-100 tunnels found so far refers to tunnel entrances rather than tunnels themselves, leading to a significant inflation in tunnel figures. Finally, the IDF also told HRW that for much of the Intifada, its standard procedure for dealing with tunnels was to raze the homes in which entrances were found, without even attempting to collapse the tunnels themselves -- an approach described as "puzzlingly ineffective ... [and] inconsistent with the supposed gravity of this longstanding threat." The map below, prepared by Human Rights Watch , shows the area of Rafah destroyed as of May 2004 (light gray), along with the projected area based on IDF recommendations to the government (dark gray -- equal to approx 30% of Rafah). A .pdf version is available here . In May 2004, Operation Rainbow was undertaken, in part, to destroy the smuggling tunnels and damage the terrorist infrastructure in the area. The IDF confirmed that a number of Palestinian civilians were killed when accidently entering the combat zone. Recently, Israel has considered the option of digging a water-filled moat along the border, in order to prevent the digging of smuggling tunnels under it. Israel has also considered letting Egypt assume responsibility for security on the Philadephi Route and let Egyptian security officers fight the smuggling tunnels.⁴

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The opening as it stood in 2010 19 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The Philadelphi Route is located along the Egypt-Gaza border The Philadelphi Route refers to a narrow strip of land, 14 km in length, situated along the border between Gaza and Egypt . Under the provisions of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty of 1979, the buffer zone was controlled and patrolled by Israeli forces. After the 1995 Oslo Accords , Israel was allowed to retain the security corridor along the border. One purpose of the Philadelphi Route was to prevent the movement of illegal materials (including weapons, ammunition and illegal drugs) and people between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Palestinians , in cooperation with some Egyptians, have built smuggling tunnels under the Philadelphi Route to move these into the Gaza Strip. pictures: Searching for Gaza's tunnels Weapon Smuggling Tunnels in Rafah - Operation Rainbow

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The opening as it stood in 2015

The Philadelphi Route is located along the Egypt-Gaza border The Philadelphi Route , also called Philadelphia Corridor , refers to a narrow strip of land, 14 km (8.699 miles) in length, situated along the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt . Under the provisions of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty of 1979, it was established as a buffer zone controlled and patrolled by Israeli forces. One purpose of the Philadelphi Route was to prevent the movement of illegal materials (including weapons and ammunition) and people between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Palestinians, in cooperation with some Egyptians, have built smuggling tunnels under the Philadelphi Route to move these into the Gaza Strip. After the 1995 Oslo Accords , Israel was allowed to retain the security corridor. Following Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza-strip in 2005, the Philadelphi Accord with Egypt was concluded, which authorized Egypt to deploy 750 border guards along the route to patrol the border on Egypt's side. The Palestinian side of the border was controlled by Palestinian Authority , until the 2007 takeover by Hamas. The joint authority for the Rafah border crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority and Egypt for restricted passage by Palestinian ID card holders, and by others by exception. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Weapon Smuggling Tunnels in Rafah - Operation Rainbow Facts, figures about the Gaza-Egypt border barrier .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

The Philadelphi Route is located along the Egypt-Gaza border The Philadelphi Route , also called Philadelphia Corridor , refers to a narrow strip of land, 14 km (8.699 miles) in length, situated along the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt . Under the provisions of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty of 1979, it was established as a buffer zone controlled and patrolled by Israeli forces. One purpose of the Philadelphi Route was to prevent the movement of illegal materials (including weapons and ammunition) and people between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Palestinians, in cooperation with some Egyptians, have built smuggling tunnels under the Philadelphi Route to move these into the Gaza Strip. After the 1995 Oslo Accords , Israel was allowed to retain the security corridor. Following Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza-strip in 2005, the Philadelphi Accord with Egypt was concluded, which authorized Egypt to deploy 750 border guards along the route to patrol the border on Egypt's side. The Palestinian side of the border was controlled by Palestinian Authority , until the 2007 takeover by Hamas. The joint authority for the Rafah border crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority and Egypt for restricted passage by Palestinian ID card holders, and by others by exception. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Weapon Smuggling Tunnels in Rafah - Operation Rainbow Facts, figures about the Gaza-Egypt border barrier .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Strip of land on the Egypt-Gaza border The Philadelphi Route is located along the Egypt-Gaza border The Philadelphi Route , also called Philadelphi Corridor , refers to a narrow strip of land, 14 km (8.699 miles) in length, situated along the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt . Under the provisions of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty of 1979, it was established as a buffer zone controlled and patrolled by Israeli forces. One purpose of the Philadelphi Route was to prevent the movement of illegal materials (including weapons and ammunition) and people between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Palestinians, in cooperation with some Egyptians, have built smuggling tunnels under the Philadelphi Route to move these into the Gaza Strip. After the 1995 Oslo Accords , Israel was allowed to retain the security corridor. Following Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza-strip in 2005, the Philadelphi Accord with Egypt was concluded, which authorized Egypt to deploy 750 border guards along the route to patrol the border on Egypt's side. The Palestinian side of the border was controlled by Palestinian Authority , until the 2007 takeover by Hamas. The joint authority for the Rafah Border Crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority and Egypt for restricted passage by Palestinian ID card holders, and by others by exception. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Weapon Smuggling Tunnels in Rafah - Operation Rainbow Facts, figures about the Gaza-Egypt border barrier .

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The opening as it stood in 2025 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Strip of land on the Egypt–Gaza border "Philadelphi" redirects here; not to be confused with Philadelphia . Place The Philadelphi Corridor , also called Philadelphi Route , is the Israeli code name for a narrow strip of land, some 100 metres wide and 14 km (8.7 miles) long, situated along the entirety of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt . Following Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip in 2005, the Philadelphi Accord with Egypt was concluded, which authorized Egypt to deploy 750 border guards along the route to patrol the border on Egypt's side. The Palestinian side of the border was controlled by the Palestinian Authority until the 2007 takeover by Hamas . The joint authority for the Rafah Border Crossing was transferred to the Palestinian Authority and Egypt for restricted passage by Palestinian ID card holders, and by others by exception. One purpose of the Philadelphi Route was to prevent the movement of illegal materials (including weapons and ammunition) and people between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

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