Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will not give up control over the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometre strip on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, despite an outpouring of grief and anger by protesters. “We will not be leaving,” Netanyahu told a press conference on Monday, calling Israel’s military presence a strategic and political necessity for Israel. But if the military remains in the area, then an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza and a release of the hostages still being held by Hamas is likely to be extremely difficult. Both Hamas and Egypt are demanding…