How did activists comment on the video of building the concrete wall between Egypt and Gaza?

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The Egyptian government has strengthened the security of its closed borders with the Gaza Strip under the pretext of preventing the displacement of the Palestinian people from the Strip to Sinai. A video published by a Palestinian journalist in Gaza showed Egyptian workers constructing a cement wall on the border with the Palestinian Strip.

The population of Rafah is estimated at 300,000 Palestinians, but it became 1,700,000 after the recent displacement, and 300,000 of them set up their tents along the border with Egypt.

It is clear from the video - published by Palestinian journalist Ahmed Al-Madhoun - that the Egyptian workers were building the new wall on top of the old wall that already existed, meaning that their work was to increase the height of the wall, not to build a new wall.

Pictures taken earlier showed that the Egyptian authorities carried out new restoration work on the fence separating Egypt and the Gaza Strip, east of Rafah, where heavy equipment transported sand and strengthened the watchtowers and concrete fence along the border with the Gaza Strip.

Activists' comments

The video of the construction of the concrete wall between Egypt and Gaza sparked many comments on social media sites, some of which were reported on the episode (2/5/2024) of the “Shabakat” program.

Camps for displaced Palestinians after the destruction of their homes in the Al-Mawasi area (Al-Jazeera)

Ezzat wrote, "The declared one will complete the encirclement of Rafah and ensure that there are no tunnels with Egypt. The undeclared one will turn the corridor into a war zone, and stray shells are expected to target the Egyptian border wall."

Amir al-Din asked, "Doesn't the groan of one hungry child in Gaza deserve a thousand walls to be demolished for him? And a thousand fences to be removed for him?"

Tamer Lokman also raised the following questions: “What if Israel struck the border fence around the Rafah crossing just as it strikes near the gate and on the roads leading to it in Gaza? What would Egypt do with those fleeing the hell of bombing in Gaza?”

As for Ahmed, he had another opinion. He said in his comment, “Egypt has the right to secure its borders and preserve its national security.”

The Egyptian moves come in light of talk about an Israeli military move towards the Philadelphia axis.

Israeli Army Radio reported that Tel Aviv and Cairo were close to reaching understandings regarding the city of Rafah and the Philadelphia Corridor, on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

Source: Al Jazeera