Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel must control Philadelphi corridor on border between Egypt and Gaza, but adds civil administration of Gaza should be handled by Gazans.
Israel must control the frontier between the Gaza Strip and Egypt even after civil administration of the Strip is handed over to Gazans, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Thursday.
Speaking with Time Magazine, Netanyahu hinted at some of the likely outlines of a post-war arrangement for administering the Gaza Strip, once Israel has achieved its goals of dismantling the Hamas terror organization and freeing the remaining captives held in Gaza.
The Israeli premier emphasized the need for “demilitarization and de-radicalization” of the Gaza Strip, adding that the IDF would need to ensure demilitarization “for the foreseeable future.”