Netanyahu: Control over Philadelphi corridor remains essential for Israel

02. September 2024

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In the middle of the tense situation between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a strict attitude to control the Philadelphi corridor in a press conference. This approximately 14 -kilometer strip on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt remains of strategic importance for Israel. Netanyahu said: "We won't give up the Philadelphi corridor." This statement underlines the political and security policy considerations that drive Israel in a progression of the conflict.

The situation in the region is tense for the Israeli government and Hamas. While Netanyahu refers to a military presence, this proves to be an obstacle to possible ceasefire negotiations and for the release of the hostages that are held by Hamas. Both Hamas and the Egyptian government have made it clear that they demand a deduction of Israeli troops. This request is at the center of the negotiations, which are also characterized by the urgent need for hostage liberation.

episodes for the hostages

Netanyahu also made it very clear that Hamas would pay the “very high price” for the death of six Israeli hostages, the remains of which were found in an underground tunnel in the south of the Gaza Strip. The reports on the death of these hostages, which are said to have been killed 48 to 72 hours before the autopsy, strengthen the heated mood in Israel. Netanyahu emphasized: "Israel will not let this massacre go through" and expressed his regret about failure to bring the hostages back alive, as he assured the families of the victims.

In view of these tragic events, numerous demonstrations have formed in view of these tragic events, in which thousands of people have asked for an agreement to release the hostages. Emotional speeches expressed the anger and fear of the bereaved and friends of the hostages. "Your decisions lead to her death," was a man's urgent appeal, whose brother is still under the violence of Hamas and whose fate remains uncertain.

The developments recorded in the past few days and weeks illustrate the complexity of the conflict. Israeli politics, which repeatedly tends to military solutions, is in clear contradiction to the demands for a better way to freedom of hostages. With the continued control of the Philadelphi corridor, Netanyahu wants to guarantee not only the security of its country, but also the protection of national integrity. However, this will only be successful if the political and military tensions in the region do not escalate.