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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Vivian Ho

First Thing: Netanyahu doubles down on Gaza corridor position

Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel ‘must have control’ over Philadelphi corridor. Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/EPA

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Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, defied protests at home and criticism from Joe Biden by vowing on Monday that Israel would not relinquish control over a strategic corridor along the Gaza-Egyptian border, entrenching a position that has emerged as a key obstacle to a ceasefire deal.

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