Netanyahu says Israel must control Philadelphi corridor in Gaza
JERUSALEM, Sept 2 (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal, saying it was vital for Israel to control a key lifeline for Hamas. 以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡周一拒绝了在停火协议条件中放松对维持在加沙南部边界区域驻军要求的呼吁，他表示，以色列控制哈马斯关键生命线至关重要。The issue of the so-called Philadelphi corridor, on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, has been a major sticking point in efforts to secure a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and return Israeli hostages held by Hamas. 所谓的费城走廊，位于加沙地带南部边界与埃及接壤处，一直是努力达成停火协议、停止加沙冲突并归还被哈马斯拘留的以色列人质的主要障碍。Hamas has rejected any Israeli presence, while Netanyahu has insisted that Israel will not abandon the corridor, where Israeli troops have uncovered dozens of tunnels they say have been used to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Gaza. 哈马斯拒绝任何以色列存在的要求，而内塔尼亚胡则坚称以色列不会放弃这一走廊，称以色列军队在该地区发现了数十条隧道，这些隧道被用来走私武器和弹药进入加沙。"The axis of evil needs the Philadelphi corridor, and for that reason we must control the Philadelphi corridor," he told a news conference in Jerusalem. “邪恶轴心需要费城走廊，因此我们必须控制费城走廊，”他在耶路撒冷的新闻发布会上说道。"Hamas insists for that reason that we not be there, and for that reason, I insist that we be there," he said. “哈马斯因此坚持我们不在那里，而我因此坚持我们必须在那里，”他说道。If Israel were to pull out of the corridor, international pressure would make it difficult to return, he said. 他说，如果以色列撤出走廊，国际压力将使重新进入变得困难。
Netanyahu's stance on the negotiations, which have been continuing for weeks while showing little sign of a breakthrough, has frustrated allies, including the United States, and widened a rift with his own defence minister, Yoav Gallant. 内塔尼亚胡在谈判中的立场（谈判已持续数周且未见突破迹象）让包括美国在内的盟友感到沮丧，并加剧了他与以色列国防部长约阿夫·加兰特之间的分歧。On Sunday, Gallant, who has clashed repeatedly with Netanyahu and other ministers, called on the cabinet to reverse an earlier decision to keep troops in the Philadelphi corridor in order to reach a deal to bring more hostages home. 加兰特在上周日呼吁内阁撤销之前决定维持在费城走廊驻军的决定，以便达成协议将更多人质带回家。他曾与内塔尼亚胡及其他部长多次发生冲突。Asked whether he would fire his defence minister, Netanyahu said they could keep working together "as long as there is trust." Netanyahu sacked Gallant last year over a separate issue only to back down in the face of massive public protests. 当被问及是否会解雇国防部长时，内塔尼亚胡表示，只要有信任，他们可以继续合作。内塔尼亚胡去年因另一个问题解雇了加兰特，但在面对大规模的公众抗议后撤回了决定。