FACT CHECK · GAZA
Claim: Only Israel builds buffer zones around Gaza
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Egypt built its own Gaza buffer zone in Rafah: it demolished at least 3,255 buildings and evicted about 3,200 families (2013-2015), then widened it.
SOURCE
Human Rights Watch, "Look for Another Homeland", Sept 2015
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