Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t cease to mention his desire to seize control of the border area between the Gaza Strip and Egypt known as the Philadelphia Corridor, Anadolu Agency reports.

According to the report, Netanyahu claims that without controlling this narrow strip of land, the Israeli army won’t be able to defeat the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

His comments come as the Philadelphia Corridor is crowded with displaced Palestinians who fled Israel’s air and ground operations across the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks, the Israeli army has intensified its attacks on the southern areas of the Strip, including parts of Rafah city.

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