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- August 24, 2024
- 9:00 pm
- World News
US President Joe Biden has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to the withdrawal of Israeli troops from part of the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, according to three Israeli officials, according to Axios.
Under the first phase of the hostage-release and ceasefire deal in Gaza, the withdrawal would help advance negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Netanyahu, however, ruled out pulling back from the Netzarim corridor, which separates northern and southern Gaza, and from the Philadelphi corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border. Israel believes Hamas uses the corridor to smuggle weapons into Gaza.
Netanyahu's position on the matter remains unwavering, according to Israeli officials. The dispute over the withdrawal of Israeli troops has become one of the key issues in the negotiations between the parties.number of facts.
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