Ashka Jhaveri, Kelly Campa, Annika Ganzeveld, Alexandra Braverman, and Nicholas Carl May 29, 2024, 2:00 pm ET

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on May 29 that it established “operational control” of the Philadelphi Corridor on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.[1] Israeli officials have described Israeli operations along the corridor as meant to disrupt some of Hamas’ primary smuggling routes into the Gaza Strip.[2] Israeli forces have uncovered around 20 tunnels that connect Egypt to th. [...] The IDF said that it controls the corridor with “surveillance and fire power.”[6] The IDF previously controlled about 70 percent of the corridor on May 22—two weeks after first advancing into Rafah on May 7.[7] The IDF said that Hamas has used the corridor to launch rocket attacks in recent weeks because Hamas assumed that the IDF would avoid the corridor so as to not inadvertently hit Egyptian te. [...] 4 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2024 Gaza Strip Axis of Resistance objectives: • Erode the will of the Israeli political establishment and the public to sustain clearing operations in the Gaza Strip • Reestablish Hamas as the governing authority in the Gaza Strip Israeli forces have expanded their clearing operations in Jabalia in recent days. [...] The United States suspended operations at its temporary pier in the Gaza Strip due to damage sustained at sea.[37] Four US Army landing crafts and part of the US-constructed pier in the Gaza Strip were swept away by waves on May 25.[38] The US Defense Department said on May 28 that Israel is assisting in recovering the vessels.[39] US CENTCOM will conduct repairs on the pier, which will take at le. [...] Reuters reported that the vessel proceeded to its scheduled port of call in the United Arab Emirates following the attack.[58] Houthi spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that the Houthi attacks were part of the ”fourth phase of escalation” that the Houthis launched in response to Israeli military activity in Rafah.[59] Houthi supreme leader Abdul Malik al Houthi declared during a speec.