Due to mr netanyahu s demand 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 Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wr
To mr netanyahu s demand 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 Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wriggl
Lets start with the Military Coup in myanmar. Police have filed several charges against the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She hasnt been seen since her arrest on monday and remains in custody. The charges she faces are unexpected. First, shes charged with breaching the countrys strict import and export laws. Shes also accused of possessing Unlawful Communications devices, and we know that is related to six walky talkies used by her Security Guards and which the Authorities Say were found in Aung San Suu Kyis residence. Heres our South East Asia correspondentjonathan head. Any Walkie Talkies in her home would have been used by Security Guards. Everyone will know that is a device. Its a way of trying to neutralise. Just think about this. The military lots there too because she has one every election by really significant margins. If the military is to fulfil its promise on holding another election, it has to find a way to get out of the election. Thats what they will use to do that. A
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