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Israel Security Cabinet Votes to Keep Troops in Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor

  • Issue has become a key sticking point in cease-fire talks
  • Hamas says Israeli forces must leave the corridor in Gaza
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Israel’s government voted to maintain a military presence in Gaza’s so-called Philadelphi corridor, an issue that’s proved a key sticking point in cease-fire talks with Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet almost all approved the policy, according to a readout of Thursday’s meeting seen by Bloomberg.