Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly pushed back on cease fire negotiation conditions that Israel must evacuate the Philadelphi Corridor in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu believes that Israel must control the corridor because Hamas smuggles weapons and fighters through the area by way of Egypt and checkpoints that are in place limit Hamas’s ability to transport resources into the north.
The Gaza/Egypt border, the so called, Philadelphi Corridor, is a crossing point for weapons and war materials to terrorists.
— Barry Tigay (@TigayBarry) August 19, 2024
Israel cannot relinquish this strategic area to Hamas, Islamic Jihad or any other terror group. Egypt has lost the trust of Israel and cannot be relied in… pic.twitter.com/XhRpuvqPGS
He has agreed to shift one Israeli checkpoint a few hundred meters, but nothing more.
Netanyahu’s negotiation team, led by US educated Mossad chief David Barnea, has faced criticism from Netanyahu for making too many concessions on Israel’s behalf.
CIA AND MOSSAD CHIEFS TRY TO HAMMER OUT THE GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL
— DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) August 23, 2024
Mossad leader David Barnea and CIA director William Burns are in Cairo attempting to maintain the present ceasefire agreement, while insiders warn the chances of an immediate breakthrough are dwindling.
A major… pic.twitter.com/yNyoDnWZAw
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas are increasing their pressure on the government to make a peace deal that releases the prisoners.
Approval ratings for the Prime Minister have suffered since the beginning of the war, but Netanyahu and the hard-liners in his cabinet want total victory over Hamas.
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