Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he drew a line with Netanyahu and had a necessary role in returning the hostages after October 7.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he drew a line with Netanyahu and had a necessary role in returning the hostages after October 7.

The finance minister known for his opposition to a hostage deal claimed he had a 'dramatic, not to say decisive' influence on the conduct of the war. Or Levy, who spent close to…

Speaking with Gideon Oko and Amichai Atali on 103FM radio, Miran criticized Smotrich over his conduct during the two years in which Israelis were held in Gaza.

During an interview for Nadav Perry's podcast on Sunday, Smotrich claimed a critical role in how the war played out and in bringing back the hostages from Gaza.

'Many hostages returned in coffins because of you,' the father of slain IDF spotter Roni Eshel shouted at the far-right minister during a ceremony in a Gaza border community.…

The finance minister’s statements calling for West Bank and Gaza annexation often draw sharp international condemnation, as well as criticism for harming Israel’s global standing.