Netanyahu insists Israel will not withdraw from strategic Philadelphi corridor

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his stance on keeping an Israeli presence along the Philadelphi corridor, while thousands protested against the government's failure to secure a hostage deal.

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00:00Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that Israel will continue to control

00:07the strategic border between Gaza and Egypt.

00:11The Philadelphia corridor has been a major point of discussion in recent ceasefire talks

00:17and Hamas demands Israel's full withdrawal from Gaza as part of the deal.

00:22Netanyahu claims Israel's control of the corridor is vital to ensure Hamas cannot rearm via

00:28tunnels.

00:29I would define the end of the war in Gaza when Hamas no longer rules Gaza.

00:37We throw them out.

00:38To do that you need to have a military victory and you have to have also a political victory

00:45to destroy their governance.

00:48Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv when the bodies

00:53of six hostages were found dead in Gaza.

00:57Many blame Netanyahu as three of those hostages were reportedly scheduled to be released in

01:02the first phase of a ceasefire proposal discussed in July.

01:08U.S. President Joe Biden added pressure onto the Israeli Prime Minister and criticizes

01:13Netanyahu for not doing enough.

01:16However, he remains adamant that they are close to reaching a ceasefire deal.

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