Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Sunday for launching a full-scale military offensive in the occupied West Bank, dismantling the Palestinian Authority, and annexing portions of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon. Speaking in a podcast interview with Yedioth Ahronoth's Ynet news outlet, Smotrich asserted that Israel must 'go to war' in the West Bank and replicate the military operations executed in Gaza. He called for the complete dismantling of the Palestinian Authority, characterizing it as a terror entity, and urged the Israeli military to eliminate armed infrastructure, weapons, and tunnels across the territory. Regarding the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, Smotrich advocated for formal Israeli annexation extending at least up to the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza and up to the Litani River in Lebanon. Justifying his expansionist stance, the far-right minister argued that concluding military conflicts along their original borders fails to establish long-term deterrence, asserting that enemies must incur a territorial price to prevent future wars. Smotrich added that the Israeli military must operate in the West Bank to prevent the establishment of any hostile military infrastructure.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Sunday for launching a full-scale military offensive in the occupied West Bank, dismantling the Palestinian Authority, and annexing portions of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon. Speaking in a podcast interview with Yedioth Ahronoth's Ynet news outlet, Smotrich asserted that Israel must 'go to war' in the West Bank and replicate the military operations executed in Gaza. He called for the complete dismantling of the Palestinian Authority, characterizing it as a terror entity, and urged the Israeli military to eliminate armed infrastructure, weapons, and tunnels across the territory. Regarding the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, Smotrich advocated for formal Israeli annexation extending at least up to the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza and up to the Litani River in Lebanon. Justifying his expansionist stance, the far-right minister argued that concluding military conflicts along their original borders fails to establish long-term deterrence, asserting that enemies must incur a territorial price to prevent future wars. Smotrich added that the Israeli military must operate in the West Bank to prevent the establishment of any hostile military infrastructure.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Sunday for launching a full-scale military offensive in the occupied West Bank, dismantling the Palestinian Authority, and annexing portions of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon. Speaking in a podcast interview with Yedioth Ahronoth's Ynet news outlet, Smotrich asserted that Israel must 'go to war' in the West Bank and replicate the military operations executed in Gaza. He called for the complete dismantling of the Palestinian Authority, characterizing it as a terror entity, and urged the Israeli military to eliminate armed infrastructure, weapons, and tunnels across the territory. Regarding the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, Smotrich advocated for formal Israeli annexation extending at least up to the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza and up to the Litani River in Lebanon. Justifying his expansionist stance, the far-right minister argued that concluding military conflicts along their original borders fails to establish long-term deterrence, asserting that enemies must incur a territorial price to prevent future wars. Smotrich added that the Israeli military must operate in the West Bank to prevent the establishment of any hostile military infrastructure.
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Smotrich Calls for War in West Bank, Annexation of Gaza and Southern Lebanon
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