“We Will Occupy Gaza”: Smotrich Rules Out Withdrawal, Even for Prisoner Deal

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that Israel will not withdraw from Gaza, even if a new deal is reached to free Israeli prisoners. “We are finally going to occupy the Gaza Strip,” he declared, calling on Israelis to embrace the word ‘occupation.’

Smotrich made the comments during a right-wing conference hosted by Besheva newspaper, just hours after Israel’s cabinet approved a plan to expand the war and conquer…