Report: Netanyahu Proposes Plan to Annex Parts of Gaza to Appease Smotrich and Preserve Coalition

Tel Aviv / PNN /

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing to present a plan to the Security and Political Cabinet for the gradual annexation of parts of the Gaza Strip, in a bid to retain Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich within his governing coalition, Haaretz reported Monday evening.

The plan stipulates giving Hamas several days to agree to a ceasefire. Should the group reject the proposal, Israel would begin annexing areas of Gaza in stages….