Smotrich: IDF chief told me Israel must annex northern Gaza for 'security purposes'
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich made the claim to a conference in the Knesset on Tuesday, which discussed right-wing plans to rebuild settlement blocs across the Gaza Strip.
(From R-L) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, MK Zvi Sukkot, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, Settler activist Daniella Weiss, attend a Gaza settlement conference at the Knesset, July 22, 2025.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!Updated:
