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on the evening of september 2nd local time, israeli prime minister netanyahu insisted that israel should control the "philadelphia corridor" on the border between the gaza strip and egypt, and accused the egyptian government of failing to ensure the security of the border area between egypt and the gaza strip.

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu (file photo)

netanyahu said at a press conference that israel currently has four military goals: destroy the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas), rescue all people detained by hamas, ensure that the gaza strip no longer poses a threat to israel, and ensure the safe return of residents in israel's northern border areas. the first three goals are all related to the "philadelphia corridor", so israel must "permanentize" its military presence in the "philadelphia corridor".

netanyahu also accused egypt of failing to ensure security along its border with the gaza strip.

the "philadelphia corridor" refers to a narrow strip of land that stretches about 14 kilometers at the border between the gaza strip and egypt and serves as a military buffer zone. israel believes that the "philadelphia corridor" is a channel for hamas to smuggle weapons. on may 29 this year, the israeli army announced that it had seized control of the strip from hamas and achieved "full operational control" of the "philadelphia corridor." the issue of control over the "philadelphia corridor" is also the crux of the current ceasefire negotiations between palestine and israel.