Now that Israel has identified the problem, what will it do to ensure the weapons valve stays shut?
The nine-mile-long strip of land separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has long been a strategic thorn in Israel’s side. And now it appears that the border passage, code-named the “Philadelphi Corridor” by the IDF, played an important role in the October 7 Hamas attacks.
One of the security establishment’s biggest surprises in the aftermath of Simchas Torah was the sheer amount of ammunition used by the Nukhba terrorists. The attackers infiltrated Israel armed to the teeth, with enough guns and bullets to arm a military brigade.
Three weeks later, with the start of its ground offensive, the IDF began uncovering the enormous stockpile of arms and ammunition built up by Hamas for decades under Israel’s very nose.
Munitions were discovered in every house — in children’s rooms, closets, bedding boxes, and even toilets.
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