Netanyahu says Israel will cut Gaza off from Egypt, taking control of Palestinian enclave's remaining border

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Source: CNN

Netanyahu says Israel will cut Gaza off from Egypt, taking control of Palestinian enclave’s remaining border

By Lauren Izso, Heather Law and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 5:46 PM EST, Sat January 13, 2024

(CNN) — The border between Egypt and Gaza “must” be closed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday – a move that would give Israel complete control over the Palestinian enclave’s access to the world.

During a press briefing, Netanyahu said that Israel would not consider the war finished until it closes the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14km strip of land that serves as a buffer zone on the border between Egypt and Gaza.

“We’ll destroy Hamas, we’ll demilitarize Gaza, and military equipment and other deadly weapons will continue to enter this southern opening, so of course we need to close it,” Netanyahu said.

Egypt has previously warned Israel against military operations in the corridor, according to Egypt’s Ahram Online. The state-run news outlet, citing an unnamed source, reported in October that any Israeli incursion into the Philadelphi Corridor would be seen as a violation of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty of 1979.

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