{"id":18960,"date":"2025-04-06T09:52:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T06:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=18960"},"modified":"2025-04-06T09:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T06:54:08","slug":"israel-expands-military-operations-in-gazas-southern-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-expands-military-operations-in-gazas-southern-corridor\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Expands Military Operations in Gaza\u2019s Southern Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the operation, Israeli forces located and destroyed terrorist infrastructure and weapons caches. Dozens of militants were eliminated with the assistance of IDF artillery and intelligence units.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zrgmR8MP12Y?si=MLk_tOzuz3hMibA2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>The first IDF operation in the &#8220;Second Philadelphi Route&#8221;; Photo: IDF Spokesperson&#8217;s Unit<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New \u201cPhiladelphi Route\u201d<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week described the operation as a new phase in Israel\u2019s campaign against Hamas in Gaza. \u201cWe\u2019ve shifted into a higher gear in Gaza,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cThe IDF is seizing territory, striking militants, and destroying terrorist infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the strategic corridor being secured by Israeli forces, Netanyahu added: \u201cWe\u2019re doing something additional\u2014we\u2019re taking over the \u2018Morag Corridor.\u2019 This will be a second Philadelphi Route, an additional corridor for containment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The original Philadelphi Route is a narrow buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border established under the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace agreement. It has become a key term in discussions around Israel\u2019s efforts to divide the Gaza Strip into operational sectors and prevent weapons smuggling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increasing Pressure on Hamas<\/strong><br \/>\nNetanyahu emphasized that the goal of the new strategy is to apply growing pressure on Hamas to secure the release of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_18962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18962\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/expanded-operation-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/expanded-operation-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/expanded-operation-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/expanded-operation-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/expanded-operation-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/expanded-operation-2-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First operations by Israeli forces in the Morg Corridor | Photo: IDF Spokesperson&#8217;s Unit<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWe are slicing Gaza apart and increasing the pressure step by step,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they don\u2019t release our hostages\u2014the pressure will continue to intensify until they do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gaza Strip \u2013 <\/strong>The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes overnight in western Khan Younis, according to reports from Arabic media sources. 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