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Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, echoed the concern that Israel’s expanding military infrastructure inside Gaza reflects a broader strategy of permanent control.“The establishment of new corridors in the Gaza Strip suggests the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is trying to carve up the territory ever more, constraining the freedom of movement of Gazans and making it easier to control smaller chunks of territory,” Krieg told Anadolu.
“This IDF approach is geared toward occupation and control of territory and people,” he added.
According to Krieg, the systematic creation of more “corridors of military control” will “advance the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” gradually pushing hundreds of thousands from the north into smaller and more densely packed areas in southern Gaza.
“The IDF will advance this agenda gradually by clearing and holding territory small slices at a time until the remaining 2 million Gazans are crammed into a much smaller territory in the south,” he said.
Krieg, meanwhile, warned that Israel’s plan to oversee humanitarian aid distribution via private US contractors is not only inadequate but potentially dangerous.
“What the Israelis have said is that they’re allowing only about 50 or 60 trucks of humanitarian aid to come into the Strip each day, which is far short of what is required … probably only 10% of what’s needed,” he said.
“It will just about keep Gazans alive, but it will make it a contest for Palestinians to actually access the aid they urgently need.”
The proposed system of centralized “humanitarian hubs,” secured by private contractors, may also pose legal challenges.
“They’ll put US contractors in place to secure these hubs. It’s quite likely that these contractors will come under immense pressure because families will compete for access to these hubs, considering that too little will be given out,” he said.
| Period | 6 May 2025 |
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| Held at | Anadolu Agency , Turkey |
Keywords
- Israel
- Gaza