The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the more crucial goal was ensuring that Hamas no longer ruled the Gaza ...

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel should conquer and reoccupy the Gaza Strip for “total victory” against Hamas.

We must return to fighting in a completely different way: to defeat, to destroy Hamas,” said the Israeli finance minister.​The post Smotrich: No victory, no justification for government appeared first ...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says freeing Israeli captives was “not the most important goal” in the military ...

Israeli media quoted Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as saying that returning the captives from Gaza is not the most ...

The most important thing is to destroy Hamas and prevent another Oct. 7, the Israeli finance minister said.The post Smotrich under fire after putting Hamas’s defeat above hostages’ return appeared ...

Hostages' families say 'history will remember' far-right minister; top Haredi coalition lawmaker disputes his statement, and ...