Egypt Constructs Buffer Zone and Wall on Gaza Border Amid Israeli Offensive Concerns

Egypt is reportedly constructing a security buffer zone along Gaza's border to receive Palestinian refugees fleeing an anticipated Israeli assault on Rafah, according to an Egyptian rights group. The plan involves creating a walled area in the Sinai peninsula and has raised concerns about potential forced displacement and complicity in human rights violations. The construction is seen as a response to Israeli threats of a ground assault on Rafah, and there are allegations of profiteering from the situation by a company with ties to the Egyptian government.