The far-right finance minister has hailed Netanyahu’s pledge to continue the war on Gaza.

“Netanyahu’s statement that the war must end in victory means that the style of warfare must be changed and the approach must be to occupy the entire Gaza,” Bezalel Smotrich said in a statement on X.

“We must not be afraid of establishing military administration in Gaza if necessary and destroying Hamas to ensure that Gaza does not pose a threat to our country. This is the way to ensure security and this is the way to return the kidnapped quickly,” he added.