Israeli finance minister threatens to topple government if Gaza not occupied

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Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to overthrow the government if it did not occupy the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

The extremist minister called the Gaza ceasefire agreement a “very serious mistake” and “surrender to Hamas”.

Israel “must occupy Gaza and create a temporary military government because there is no other way to defeat Hamas,” Smotrich told Army Radio. “I will overthrow the government if it does not return to fighting in a way that [leads to us] taking over the entire Gaza Strip and governing it.”

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