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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
Half-truths. Egypt controls its border with Gaza because it is another country, of course.
Under Oslo there was supposed to be free movement between Gaza and the West Bank. Otherwise the Gaza blockade by Israel does indeed make it into a giant open-air prison with Gazans as the prisoners. They are Palestinians there, not Egyptians.
Israel would like nothing more than for Egypt to open that border and solve its apartheid problem for them.
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This is also a half-truth. Israel gained control of the territory when it was part of Egypt. Egypt annexed Gaza.
Egypts blockade goes well beyond movement. They too blockade Hamas for safety reasons.