The fortification by the border with Gaza is a “precautionary” measure ahead of an expected Israeli ground operation in Rafah, Egyptian security officials told CNN.
Now, Egypt is sounding alarms again as Israel pushes more than a million Palestinians toward its territory and prepares for a military operation in Rafah.
The treaty also limited the number of troops stationed on the border between Egypt and Gaza, which at the time was controlled by Israel.
A satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Rafah, Gaza, on February 3.
After Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, it agreed with Egypt on a mechanism to secure the area with only Egyptian border patrol forces on the Egyptian side of the border.
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