‘Fake news’: PM’s Office denies report Israel in talks to pull out of Gaza-Egypt border

The Prime Minister’s Office casts as “absolute fake news” a Reuters report that Israel is discussing the option of the IDF withdrawing from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal.

The report, which cited two Egyptian sources and a third source familiar with the matter, said Israeli negotiators are discussing installing a high-tech electronic surveillance system in the so-called Philadelphi Corridor instead.

The report came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a new demand that Israel remain in control of the key frontier in any deal.

“The prime minister insists that Israel remain on the Philadelphi Corridor,” the PMO statement says. “He has instructed the negotiating teams accordingly, made this clear to US representatives this week, and updated the security cabinet to this effect last night.”