Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in recent days looked into the option of holding a security cabinet meeting at the Philadelphi Corridor, which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt, but was rebuffed, a report says.
In negotiations for a hostage and truce deal, Netanyahu has been insisting on his new demand that Israel retain control of the corridor.
According to Channel 12, which cites unnamed Netanyahu associates, the premier asked Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar whether ministers could travel to the meeting in armed personnel carriers, with the goal of showing them the place, persuading them to back his demand, and reiterating that the demand is serious.
Bar refused the request due to the magnitude of security that would be needed for such an event in an active war zone, the report says.
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