The Philadelphi Corridor and Hamas' bid to Survive : Israel at War – Jerusalem Studio 882

When Israel withdrew its forces and settlements from Gaza, 19 years ago, it was a unilateral move only as far as the Palestinian Authority was concerned. There was an agreement between Israel and Egypt regarding the border between Egypt’s Northern Sinai district at Rafah and the Gaza Strip, code-named Philadelphi on Israeli maps. This 14 kilometer ribbon of sand and land, from the Mediterranean to Rafah, became the focus of major smuggling activities in both directions, enabling Hamas to bolster its arsenal and build its vast tunnel network. Now that the IDF is in control of Philadelphi, it turned into both a strategic as well as a political bone of contention, with the Netanyahu school claiming that Israel must stay there regardless of cost and the defense establishment pushing it down the priority list, compared to other assets and needs. Panel: -Jonathan Hessen, Host -Amir Oren, - Editor at Large, host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play -Col. (Res.) Miri Eisin, Israeli Public Diplomacy, Security and Intelligence Expert at ICT, Reichman University -Prof. Russell Berman, Senior Advisor at the US State Dept and Director of the Middle East project, Hoover Institute Support @tv7israelnews - https://tv7israelnews.com/donate/ Listen to TV7 Israel News latest War updates also on our podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tv7-israel-news You are welcome to join our audience and watch all of our programs - free of charge! TV7 Israel News: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/563/ Jerusalem Studio: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/18738/ TV7 Israel News Editor’s Note: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76269/ TV7 Europa Stands: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/82926/ TV7 Powers in Play: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/84954/ TV7 Israel: Watchmen Talk: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/76256/ TV7’s Middle East Review: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/997755/ My Brother’s Keeper: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/53719/ This week in 60 seconds: https://www.tv7israelnews.com/vod/series/123456/ #IsraelNews #tv7israelnews #newsupdates #IsraelAtWar #IsraelUnderAttack #Jerusalem #IronSwords Rally behind our vision - https://www.tv7israelnews.com/donate/ To purchase TV7 Israel News merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/tv7-israel-news-store Visit our website - http://www.tv7israelnews.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/tv7israelnews Like TV7 Israel News on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/tv7israelnews Follow TV7 Israel News on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tv7israelnews/ Follow TV7 Israel News on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tv7israelnews