{"id":15752,"date":"2025-04-12T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15752"},"modified":"2025-04-12T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T14:39:14","slug":"israeli-army-encircles-rafah-establishes-morag-axis-a-new-stage-in-gazas-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/12\/israeli-army-encircles-rafah-establishes-morag-axis-a-new-stage-in-gazas-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Army Encircles Rafah, Establishes Morag Axis: A New Stage in Gaza\u2019s Isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The Israeli army said on Saturday that it had completed the encirclement of Rafah and the establishment of the &#8220;Morag Axis&#8221; that separates the city from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, in its latest crimes in the genocide it is conducting against the Palestinian sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"389\">In a statement posted on its website, it mentioned: &#8220;The 36th Division forces have completed the encirclement of Rafah.&#8221; It added that during the past 24 hours, &#8220;the forces completed the opening of the Morag Axis, which cuts across the southern Gaza Strip between Rafah and Khan Yunis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4092\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4092 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"srael\u2019s creation of the \u201cMorag Axis\u201d in southern Gaza could divide the territory, displace communities, and destroy fertile agricultural land\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Philadelphi-Corridor-or-the-Salah-al-Din.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Philadelphi Corridor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"638\">Israeli Army Plans to Annex Rafah to Buffer Zone: 75 sq km Zone and Morag Axis Control<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"948\">This comes after the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz revealed on Wednesday that the army is preparing to annex the Rafah area, which constitutes one-fifth of the Gaza Strip\u2019s land, &#8220;to the buffer zone, which Israel prohibits Palestinians from accessing,&#8221; considering this operation as &#8220;genocide&#8221; against the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1195\">The newspaper reported at that time that the buffer zone the Israeli army is preparing to establish spans 75 square kilometers and is located between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/20\/unlocking-the-enigma-sisis-singular-condition-for-greenlighting-israels-occupation-of-the-philadelphia-axis\/\">Philadelphia<\/a> and Morag axes, including the city of Rafah and its surrounding neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5271\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5271 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\" Netanyahu's &quot;Philadelphia 2 Axis&quot; and Gaza's Isolation Tensions Rise\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics-1200x794.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Philadelphia-Axis-dynamics.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philadelphia Axis dynamics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1195\">Netanyahu&#8217;s &#8220;Philadelphia 2 Axis&#8221; and Gaza&#8217;s Isolation Tensions Rise<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1380\">The Morag Axis lies between the cities of Khan Yunis and Rafah in southern Gaza and is named after an Israeli settlement that existed in the sector before Israel\u2019s withdrawal in 2005.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1535\">On April 2, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video recording: &#8220;We control the Morag Axis, which will be the second Philadelphia Axis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1676\">On Thursday, Hamas accused Netanyahu of imposing a fait accompli in Rafah and isolating it, along with the Gaza Strip, from its Arab depth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"2038\">In a statement, Hamas said: &#8220;Netanyahu&#8217;s declaration of creating what he called the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/31\/netanyahu-asserts-israeli-control-over-gazas-philadelphia-axis-key-statements-and-military-movements\/\">Philadelphia<\/a> 2 Axis&#8217; and the actions of his army to impose a fait accompli in Rafah, forcibly displacing its residents, and annexing it to what is known as the buffer zone on the border with sisterly Egypt, confirms that he aims to isolate Gaza entirely from its Arab depth.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Israeli army said on Saturday that it had completed the encirclement of Rafah and the establishment of the &#8220;Morag Axis&#8221; that separates the city from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, in its latest crimes in the genocide it is conducting against the Palestinian sector. 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