Tel Aviv, Israel – Israeli Security Minister Yoav Katz stressed that the government is proceeding with expanding settlements in the West Bank,
considering the strengthening of the Israeli presence in the settlements
a “strategic path” from which it will not back down.
This came in conjunction with more extreme statements by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich,
The man who publicly called for the killing of Palestinians trapped in Rafah, in a new escalation
The Israeli right wing’s tendency towards more violence and imposing
a fait accompli by force is revealed.
These stances come as tensions escalate in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Amid international warnings that current Israeli practices
This will lead the region to a wider wave of violence and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
Especially with the continued severe restrictions on civilians in Gaza.
