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Sinai: a desert between Egypt and Gaza

Mapping the World · Season 36 · Episode 4
On the southern border of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula covers more than 60,000 km2. A "gray zone" at the gates of the Hamas-Israel war, with trafficking of all kinds, armed jihadist groups, tunnel networks and a local conflict between the Egyptian army and the Islamists.

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Season
36
Episode
4
Air Date
31/Jan/2025
Air Time
Runtime
12 min

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On the southern border of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula covers more than 60,000 km2. A "gray zone" at the gates of the Hamas-Israel war, with trafficking of all kinds, armed jihadist groups, tunnel networks and a local conflict between the Egyptian army and the Islamists.

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