Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told Jerusalem Post's Amichai Stein that the next stage of the war in Gaza should involve a total occupation of the enclave as a prelude to the implementation of United States President Donald Trump's plan of resettling the strip's entire population to other...
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed on Tuesday that the Gaza Strip will become part of Israel again."Gaza will return to being part of the state of Israel because it is our country and this is the only way to ensure the safety of the citizens of the state of Israel and its security,"...
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Sunday that he intends to "bring down" the coalition government if it does not occupy the Gaza Strip."I will overthrow the government if it does not fight back in a way that [will lead Israel to] take control of the entire Gaza Strip and rule it,"...
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich voiced strong opposition on Monday to a potential ceasefire deal concerning Gaza. Smotrich described it as a "catastrophe for the national security of the State of Israel" and firmly rejected any agreement that could include releasing Hamas hostages, halting...
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (pictured) stated on Monday that his country has to take advantage of the new developments in the Middle East following the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime and push strongly to achieve its goal of destroying Hamas and "occupying"...
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, during a conference organized by the Yesha Council representing illegal settlements in the West Bank, made remarks about the possibility of reducing the population of Gaza to less than half, according to Haaretz.Smotrich suggested that the incoming Trump...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (pictured) said on Monday that "the time has come" to extend Israel's sovereignty to the West Bank."The year 2025 will be the year of sovereignty in the West Bank. I have instructed the Settlement Division in the Defense Ministry and the Civil Administration to...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that his party is evaluating sanctions against Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for their extremist comments that endorsed violence against Palestinians.At the parliament, answering a question from Liberal Democrat leader Ed...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (pictured) hailed on Monday the Bat Yam Labor Court's order for the general strikes across the country to be halted by 2:30 pm local time."The court accepted our position and determined that the Histadrut's [the General Organization of Workers in Israel]...
Israel approved Wednesday the construction of a new Israeli settlement at a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.Smotrich noted the plan is for the Nahal Heletz settlement, located in the Gush Etzion bloc south of...
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