Dispute over disarming Hamas bedevils efforts to extend Gaza ceasefire
With the first phase of the truce set to expire Saturday, Hamas on Wednesday turned over the bodies of four hostages and ...
Jewish Press4d
Smotrich: Israel to Seize Land if Gaza Hostages Aren’t Returned
If the captives, both living and dead, are not returned, Israel will expand the agricultural areas of the kibbutzim Be'eri and Nir Oz into the Gaza perimeter, said the Israeli finance minister.
Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich will meet with Treasury Secretary Bessent in Washington
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will head to Washington in the coming days to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary ...
The Jewish Chronicle4d
Israel will expand kibbutzim into Gaza unless all hostages are returned this week, claims Smotrich
The far-right Finance Minister said that seized land would ‘remain in our hands forever’ and called for the resettlement of ‘10,000 Gazans a day’ to ‘empty’ the Strip Far-right ...
Anadolu Ajansi4d
Israel preparing to occupy Gaza with support from Trump administration: Smotrich
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that his country’s military is preparing to occupy the Gaza Strip under the leadership of the newly appointed Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir ...
The Times of Israel4d
Smotrich claims credit for decision to delay release of Palestinian prisoners
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed Monday that his Religious Zionism party was responsible for the Saturday decision to hold off before releasing Palestinian security prisoners as part of ...
Trump’s bombshell: Reactions, feasibility of taking over, emptying Gaza
Trump’s bombshell was condemned by the Palestinians and Arab states but enthusiastically welcomed by the far Right in Israel.