Israel has said it wants to retake control of the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip is secure, Rashwan insisted. This is the only way to ensure that smuggling stops and the Gaza Strip is demilitarized, he insisted. "Behind this is the bigger question of what will become of the Gaza Strip. "How the borders of the Gaza Strip will be secured [in the future], where they will be and what will happen to the residents of the Gaza Strip.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 31, 2024 15:37 UTC