Far-right minister says he 'received a commitment' that there would be a gradual Israeli takeover of enclave, despite ceasefire deal

Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s far-right finance minister, has said that he was given assurances that the war on Gaza would continue and Israel would launch a “gradual takeover of the entire Gaza Strip”.

Smotrich said that Gaza was currently “ruined and disintegrated, uninhabitable” an that it would “remain that way”.

He added: “Don’t be impressed by the forced joy of our enemy. This is an animalistic society that sanctifies death. Very soon, we will erase their smile again and replace it with cries of grief and the wails of those who were left with nothing.”

Netanyahu said in a video address on Saturday that Israel would continue its war on Gaza in “new, forceful ways” if the second stage of the ceasefire agreement proved to be “futile”.

“President [Donald] Trump and President Biden have given full backing to Israel’s right to return to combat if Israel concludes that negotiations on Phase B are futile.”

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    13 days ago

    I mean if Harris had won it’d be “President Harris and President Biden” so if there’s supposed to be a difference here you’re not highlighting it.

    • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Some people were saying Trump would be the better option because he hadn’t done anything in Palestine, so he was the better alternative

      • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        13 days ago

        Is there a peace deal now that his ambassador, Steve Witkoff, forced through?

        Even if it is temporary, that is still better.

        There is no worse then rock bottom. That is where Biden is. The worst you could do is stay in the same place.

        • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          12 days ago

          I’ll believe it when I see it, lol

          In Trump’s time as president, he has consistently used his shovel to find places deeper than rock bottom.