Netanyahu says Israel must control Gaza's Philadelphi corridor

Israeli troops will remain in the Philadelphi corridor on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday.

Disagreement over who should control the buffer zone is one of the main sticking points in reaching a deal to end the fighting in Gaza and return hostages.

"The axis of evil needs the Philadelphi corridor, and for that reason we must control the Philadelphi corridor," Netanyahu told a news conference in Jerusalem.