JERUSALEM: Israel should reoccupy Gaza rather than negotiate with Hamas, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday at an event marking the 20th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal of settlers from the Palestinian territory. “Gaza is an integral part of Israel. How to move on to a tangible plan (for resettlement)? We need to need think about it, and above all we must succeed,” said Smotrich, who lives in a settlement in the occupied West Bank.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich addressed the reestablishment of Israeli settlements in Gaza on Tuesday, saying what was once "wishful thinking" has now become a "realistic work…

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday that Israel is “closer than ever” to reoccupying the Gaza Strip and rebuilding settlements, a...

JERUSALEM: Israel should reoccupy Gaza rather than negotiate with Hamas, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday at an event marking the 20th anniversary of Israel’s…