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Israeli finance minister urges Gaza-style offensive in West Bank

Bezalel Smotrich says Israel should replicate its Gaza campaign in the West Bank as restrictions on Palestinians there tighten.

By EGazette AI · · 1 min read · language: en

Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.

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— Anadolu Agency (Turkey)

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for a Gaza-style military campaign in the occupied West Bank, arguing that Israel should apply the same approach there that it has used in the Gaza Strip.

According to a report by Anadolu Agency, Smotrich said Tel Aviv "should do there (West Bank) what we did in Gaza," a remark that comes as Israeli authorities have imposed tighter restrictions on Palestinians across the territory.

The comments add to a series of statements by senior Israeli officials that have raised concern among Palestinian and international observers about the trajectory of Israeli policy in the West Bank, where movement restrictions, checkpoints and settlement activity have intensified in recent months.

Neither Smotrich's office nor other Israeli government bodies have issued additional clarification on what specific measures the finance minister was referring to. The remarks were reported amid a broader pattern of tightened restrictions affecting Palestinian residents of the West Bank.

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