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Bezalel Smotrich

The finance minister called it “an important step in the right direction.”
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.
“The only solution is the destruction of Hamas, and this must not be postponed,” wrote the Israeli finance minister.
“This is a necessary step in our national struggle against terror and against the P.A. that encourages it,” the Israeli finance minister said.
The Israeli finance minister called to “open the gates of hell” on Hamas.
Israel is reportedly seeking to prolong the first stage of the ceasefire, based on estimates that Hamas will reject its demands for the second phase.
Bezalel Smotrich’s message comes as the government prepares to vote on its demands for the second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.
Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich vows his party will not compromise on the enlistment issue.
“There are more than 1.5 million people who have grown up for generations with hate for Israel and antisemitism,” the Israeli finance minister told JNS.
“Whoever acts against the State of Israel will not be eligible for benefits from the State of Israel,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.
“The State of Israel will be able to return to the war on day 43" if talks fail during the first phase of the ceasefire, the Israeli finance minister told JNS.
The finance minister accused Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi of having an aversion to anything smacking of military “occupation.”