That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s
Who was an american citizen. Said those who kill hostages dont want a deal, referring to the allegation from the Israeli Military that these hostages were brutally murdered in their words by hamas shortly before the bodies were found. But you have to remember back in november last year we had a ceasefire, a temporary ceasefire, a temporary ceasefire, where hostages were being exchanged for palestinian ceasefire, where hostages were being exchanged for palestinian prisoners every day. Prisoners every day. That went on for that went on for about a week with about a week with roughly ten hostages per day roughly ten hostages per day coming out and a lot of coming out and a lot of questions being asked about why questions being asked about why did israel not continue with did israel not continue with that process for a longer that process for a longer period and then some of those period and then some of those we now know have died we now know have died might have been freed . Might have b
The operation was to secure just a tunnel by the israeli forces found and live hostage last week. 50 forces found and live hostage last week last week. So the israeli forces were last week. So the israeli forces were just last week. So the israeli forces were just trying l last week. So the israeli | forces were just trying to clear the tunnel and they found the so they did not go there upon intelligent information or something, theyjust found them while they are searching the tunnel. So they said the circumstances around the killing, the israeli. There is an exchange of accusations. The Israeli Army saying that How Massa killed them intentionally and the Israeli Minister Benjamin netanyahu just issued a statement a few minutes ago saying we will continue to feel the hostages and israel will not rest until we reach the killers, saying that the Military Operation in gaza would continue. But hamas issued also a statement and they said that they were killed in an israeli shelling, and the
In gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. Palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. Our middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this new report from jerusalem. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a mass immunisation campaign in a combat zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation: i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum worries he ll never be able to walk. He was the first child foun
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