Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday called for Israel to take over “the entire civil management of the Gaza Strip,” warning that humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the coastal enclave will be cut to the minimum permitted under humanitarian law when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month.
“Yes, occupation, we don’t need to be afraid of this word,” Smotrich, who heads the far-right Religious Zionism party, said during a Facebook live broadcast.
He repeatedly threatened during the livestream that Israel was set “to open the gates of hell on Hamas,” predicting Trump will give Jerusalem the military and diplomatic backing to do so. (Read More)