TEL AVIV, January 14. /TASS/. Israel will not be able to end the war in the Gaza Strip without establishing control over the border of the Palestinian enclave with Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"It is obvious that only one variant exists, which I call the south blockade [of the Gaza Strip]. Clearly we will not end war without closing this hole [on the border with Egypt], because otherwise we will destroy the Hamas, demilitarize Gaza, and then new fighters will come through this hole, new materiel and deadly weapons will come. That’s why it is clear that we must close it [the Gaza’s border with Egypt]," the Prime Minister said.

"There are several ways to do it and we are considering them," Netanyahu noted. "We have not yet made a final decision except one thing: this hole [on the border with Egypt] must be closed," he added.