Israeli finance minister says military should escalate action in occupied West Bank
Bezalel Smotrich said Israeli forces should replicate the scale of the Gaza campaign in the West Bank, according to Anadolu Agency.
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the country's military should escalate its operations in the occupied West Bank, invoking the scale of Israel's campaign in Gaza as a comparison, according to a report from Anadolu Agency.
In remarks cited by the Turkish news agency, Smotrich said Israel should "do there what we did in Gaza," referring to the West Bank. The report gave no further detail on what specific military steps he was proposing, or when any such action might occur.
Smotrich is one of the most prominent hardline figures in Israeli politics and has for years pushed for an expanded Israeli presence and, at points, full sovereignty over the West Bank, which has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967.
Anadolu Agency's report did not include a response to the comments from the Israeli government, the military, or Palestinian officials, and it was not immediately clear whether Smotrich's remarks reflected a shift in official government policy.
Sources
- Israeli Cabinet minister says army should ‘go to war’ in occupied West Bank — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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