Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel only saw gains in negotiations when they pressured the Philadelphi Corridor, but protesters insist the corridor comes at the cost of hostage lives.

The Israeli prime minister’s insistence that troops stay in the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border is scuttling chances of a deal, officials say.

Many Israelis blame Netanyahu for the mounting number of dead hostages and are calling for a cease-fire agreement to free the remaining roughly 100 captives.

Israelis had poured into the streets late Sunday in grief and anger in what appeared to be the largest protest since the start of the war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “abandoning” the people of Israel and hostages by not securing a cease-fire deal, the relative of a man taken by Hamas said. Hamas militants kidnapped five of Efrat Machikawa’s family members hostage on Oct.

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated he won’t bow to political pressure to do a deal with Hamas over the hostages and insisted the Israeli […]