Israeli military says it has seized strategic corridor along Gaza-Egypt border

The corridor is part of a larger demilitarised zone along both sides of the entire Israel-Egypt border

Palestinians fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah during an Israeli ground and air offensive in the city (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel’s military said that it has seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, near the city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been fighting recently.

The capture of the area, known as the Philadelphi corridor, signals that Israel has deepened its offensive in southern Gaza, even as calls for restraint have rang out surrounding recent civilian deaths.