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Far-Right Israeli Minister Condemns Plan for Gradual Military Expansion in Gaza
Bezalel Smotrich, the hard-line finance minister, said that Israel needed to move more decisively and quickly to defeat Hamas.
Israel Faces Growing Calls to Scrap New Gaza Offensive Plans
The Israeli military said on Sunday that the contents of nearly 1,900 aid trucks were distributed last week from the Gaza sides of the Kerem Shalom and Zikim border crossings. A s
Israel faces growing global condemnation over military expansion in Gaza
With little appearing to change immediately on the ground, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was expected to meet with Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday to discuss a new proposal to end the war.
Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City marks significant tactical shift
Netanyahu’s plan paves the way for a phased military takeover of the enclave that could lead to the deaths of more Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages.
Israeli Military Says Two Projectiles 'Likely' Launched From Gaza Into Israel
The Israeli military said on Sunday that two projectiles were "likely" launched from Gaza and crossed into Israel. Interception attempts were made, but the results of the interception are under review,
What Israel's plans for a military takeover of Gaza City means for Palestinians
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Shibley Tehlahmi, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about Israel's plan to take Gaza City, and who can govern the Gaza Strip after Hamas.
Airdrops continue over Gaza Strip as Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion plan
Foreign nations continued airdropping aid in Gaza on Sunday following Israel's announcement of its plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war.
Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza Has Skeptics in Highest Levels of Israel’s Military
The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.
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Lapid calls on Smotrich to join efforts to bring down coalition, force new election
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Smotrich: 'I lost trust that Netanyahu wants, is able to win Gaza war’
He called on the prime minister to reconvene the cabinet and announce that there will be no more pauses in the war, and no ...
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Israel's Smotrich says he has 'lost faith' in Netanyahu and calls for Gaza annexation
In a strongly-worded statement, Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Saturday said he no longer had faith Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was able to lead the army to a “decisive ...
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Smotrich says he’s ‘lost faith’ in PM’s desire to win war, demands change to Gaza plans
Far-right finance minister repeats call for Gaza annexation, says PM chose half-measure instead of committing to destroying ...
Smotrich posts picture with 'Death to the Arabs' graffiti, blames media for 'not paying attention'
Israeli-Palestinian NGO raised the issue of Smotrich's post with the Attorney-General, arguing that no politician could post ...
Smotrich to send Israel to election should Gaza plan remain unchanged, RZP source tells 'Post'
Smotrich threatened PM Netanyahu at Thursday’s cabinet meeting with going to elections, telling him: “As far as I’m concerned ...
Bezalel Smotric threatens Netanyahu with forced election after Gaza takeover plan rejected
Far-right Israeli coalition minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that he’s “lost faith” in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ...
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Smotrich thinks plan to take over Gaza City doesn’t go far enough, spokesperson says
Finance minister thinks operation is a ploy to revive talks, leading him to vote against it; says he's working to 'erase ...
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Smotrich: Without civil, economic strangulation of Hamas, no chance of winning war
Finance Minister Smotrich responds to reports that a special budget has been allocated for humanitarian aid in Gaza: "The ...
Smotrich: Gush Katif is 'too small,' good things are about to happen in the Gaza Strip
The finance minister said he was still in the government since he had "reason to believe that good things are about to happen ...
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In reversal, Smotrich says Israel must allocate funds for Gaza aid to win the war
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday acknowledged advancing the transfer of billions of shekels from Israeli public ...
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MK Tzvi Sukkot: 'If we give up on the war goals we must go to new elections'
MK Tzvi Sukkot echoes the stance presented by Minister Bezalel Smotrich against Netanyahu: "If we decide to abandon the war ...