Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel must take control of the Philadelphi Corridor — the area along the border of Gaza and Egypt — to “guarantee the demilitarization” of the Strip, and that the war “will continue for many more months.” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the State Department for circumventing Congress to approve the sale of arms to Israel for the second time this month.
