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The deal was announced as accepted by Israel after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly included the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, a strategic border area between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Hamas and Egypt, which played a key role in the negotiations, are said to oppose Israeli control over the corridor.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied claims that he has agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas. Contrary to reports by Israel’s state-owned Kan TV, the current ceasefire proposal backed by the US, which includes the release of hostages and was announced as accepted by Israel by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, reportedly includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, a strategic border area between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Hamas and Egypt, which played a key role in the talks, are said to oppose Israeli control over the corridor.
Netanyahu dismissed these reports as false and insisted that Israel had not agreed to give up control over the area. The statement said that Israel will insist on achieving all its war objectives defined by the Security Cabinet, including ensuring that Gaza never again poses a security threat to Israel. This requires securing the southern border. The White House said in a statement that Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone to discuss advancing a ceasefire agreement for the hostages.
Israeli military officials have consistently insisted that Israel can meet its security needs without controlling the Philadelphi Corridor. The Israeli Ynet news website cited unnamed Israeli security officials who criticized Netanyahu for obstructing the negotiation process, suggesting that his insistence on retaining control of the corridor could compromise the agreement.
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