Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for war in the occupied West Bank, saying Israel should do there what it did in Gaza and dismantle the Palestinian Authority. His remarks drew Palestinian condemnation and coincided with an Israeli military closure of the West Bank for Sukkot, plus settler raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Smotrich Urges War in West Bank, Citing Gaza Model
Source: Al Jazeera