Netanyahu reaffirms his control over Gaza's border with Egypt

 

Netanyahu reaffirms his control over Gaza's border with Egypt. 

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, continues to affirm that Israeli forces will remain in the Philadelphi Corridor, a vital piece of land in southern Gaza that borders Egypt. 

During an interview with international journalists in Jerusalem, he mentioned that he is willing to explore other options to having Israeli soldiers at the Gaza-Egypt border in a potential long-term ceasefire agreement, although he does not believe it will actually come to fruition. 

Mr. Netanyahu stated that Israeli soldiers should stay in the buffer zone to prevent the smuggling of weapons and potentially Israeli hostages across the border. 

Hamas claimed, as reported by Reuters, that Netanyahu's refusal to withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor is an effort to sabotage the ceasefire deal, and called for increased pressure on Israel. 

Earlier today, Mr. Netanyahu stated that a permanent ceasefire must ensure that the Philadelphi corridor remains secure and cannot be breached. 

He mentioned that they would be open to considering a proposal only if someone could demonstrate consistently, without just talking about it or presenting it in writing or visually, that they can effectively prevent the same incident from happening again on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. 

He then added, "I don't believe that will occur... and as long as it hasn't, we will remain in the current situation." 

The remarks he made slightly hinted at the possibility that Israeli forces might eventually depart from Gaza's southern border, despite his previous strong stance against it. 

However, he reiterated his stance that Israel must maintain troops in that area as a crucial security measure, referring to it as a non-negotiable point. 

He went on to say that individuals had mentioned that it would ruin the agreement. I believe that such an agreement will be our downfall. 

He insisted that it would be illogical, immoral, and insane to make further concessions after Hamas killed six hostages last week. 

“We have boundaries that cannot be crossed.” They have remained the same. "We will stick to them." 

His security advisors, including the defense minister, have openly supported options other than having military troops stationed along the border, such as using technology to monitor the area or having allied forces present. 

Reports to Israeli media have detailed confrontations between the prime minister and his defense officials during meetings, where Mr. Netanyahu has been criticized for allegedly not being interested in reaching a deal at all. 

More and more people in this area seem to think that the prime minister is delaying in order to ultimately target and eliminate the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, before bringing the war to a close. 

Mr Netanyahu claims that he is defending Israel's security amidst significant global pressure. Hamas is preventing an agreement from being reached. 

Conversations about a long-lasting ceasefire will not start until Israel and Hamas both agree to start the initial phase of a three-part plan, strongly advocated by US President Joe Biden. 

According to Israel's national public radio, a senior official, who remains anonymous, stated that Mossad head David Barnea, who is the chief negotiator, informed mediators that Israel has agreed to remove troops from the border at a later point during the ceasefire negotiations. 

Reaching consensus on the initial phase is proving difficult, as numerous unresolved issues remain.

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