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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Justin Salhani

Why’s Netanyahu so insistent that Israel control the Gaza-Egypt crossing?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been refusing a full withdrawal from Gaza, which has been a main Hamas demand in ceasefire talks [Abir Sultan/AFP]

The Philadelphi Corridor has become a point of contention in ceasefire talks as Israel’s war on Gaza grinds on and the Palestinian death toll approaches 41,000.

In late May, Hamas and Israel appeared close to a deal that would have seen an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the release of about 90 captives held in Gaza by armed groups and the release of hundreds of Palestinians from Israeli prisons.

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