The map shows the newly established Morag Corridor—a narrow route marked in green—carved out by the ‘Israeli’ occupation forces to sever the southern city of Rafah from the rest of the Gaza Strip. This move is part of a larger strategy aimed at tightening control and applying pressure on the resistance.
According to ‘Israeli’ military sources, the corridor is intended to disrupt supply lines and isolate Hamas fighters. The red-shaded areas represent regions under ‘Israeli’ military control, while the blue-striped zones indicate a newly expanded buffer zone pushing further into Gaza territory.
Troops from the 36th Division have been deployed to secure this corridor. Netanyahu himself called it “a second Philadelphi Corridor,” declaring:
“We are cutting up the Strip, and we are increasing the pressure step by step, so that they will give us our hostages.”
This development is part of the occupation’s “maximum pressure” campaign, designed to force Hamas into negotiations on terms dictated entirely by ‘Israel’. Although a ceasefire deal was reached in January, Netanyahu now demands the release of 59 captives as a condition for any further progress—offering only limited humanitarian aid and prisoner exchanges in return, with no commitment to ending the war or withdrawing forces.
His message was unambiguous:
“The longer they refuse to give them up, the more the pressure will increase until they do.”
The creation of the Morag Corridor is a sign of the broader strategy to divide Gaza into three disconnected zones, tightening the siege, restricting civilian movement, and worsening the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Strip.
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