The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the more crucial goal was ensuring that Hamas no longer ruled the Gaza Strip. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from Jerusalem A far-right Israeli ...

On the other hand, Minister Bezalel Smotrich believes the pressure should be increased significantly now to defeat Hamas completely, as is stated in the war's objectives. The BBC, citing a ...

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday morning responded to the push to prioritize the hostages' return above all else, reminding Israelis and the world that Hamas has promised to carry out ...

TEL AVIV — Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, drew outrage Monday when he said returning Israeli hostages still held by Hamas is not the war’s “most important goal.” ...

Israeli Finance Minster Bezalel Smotrich has provoked an angry backlash after he suggested that the release of captives in Gaza was "not the most important thing" for the goverment. On Monday ...

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for a full occupation of the Gaza Strip and a military government if "necessary," in a speech at a Mimouna ceremony in Netivot on Saturday night.

Hostage families responded with outrage after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told Army Radio Monday morning that returning the hostages is not the most important goal of the war, but rather ...

Jerusalem, Apr 21 (EFE).- Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich came under fire on Monday after he said that recovering the dozens of hostages still held by Palestinian militants in Gaza is ...

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich drew fire from families of hostages in Gaza on Monday after saying that the return of captives was not the most important thing for Israel.