"As Israel continues its siege, international observers have been closely watching Egypt, especially as hundreds of trucks full of aid remain at a standstill along its border with Gaza. The Rafah crossing was effectively Gaza's only direct outlet to the external world until Israel seized it in May 2024. Egypt's control of the border was gained through the 1979 treaty that came out of the Camp David Accords, which returned control of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and normalized the country's relations with Israel."
"But Israel stationed its forces along the Palestinian side of the Rafah borders in May 2024 when it seized the Philadelphi Corridor, established as a 100-meter buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border under the Accords. By taking control of the corridor, the Israeli military has made Egypt's control of the Rafah crossing meaningless while also violating the 1979 peace treaty."
Israeli occupation has inflicted collective starvation on two million displaced Palestinians in Gaza by controlling all border crossings and prohibiting aid entry. Exit and entry by sea or air are entirely prohibited, and Palestinians are barred from fishing Gaza's shore. After months of near-total siege, hospitals have wards for growing numbers of malnourished children. Hundreds of aid trucks wait at Egypt's border while international observers monitor the situation. The Rafah crossing was Gaza's only direct external outlet until Israel seized it in May 2024. Egypt gained control of Rafah via the 1979 Camp David treaty, but Israel's seizure of the Philadelphi Corridor undermined Egypt's authority and violated that treaty. Egypt's authoritarian human rights record has generated distrust among activists.
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