The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the expansion of these military targets as a call for displacement and a "war of extermination." These statements coincide with an increase in tensions in Jerusalem, where the Palestinian Presidency warns of serious consequences after Islamic Endowments reported 1,500 settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex during the second day of the Sukkot holiday.
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Smotrich Demands Israeli Annexation of Gaza and Southern Lebanon
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich proposed the seizure of Israeli territory extending to the Litani River in Lebanon and the "Yellow Line" in Gaza. Smotrich advocated for a full-scale war in the West Bank to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which he claims supports terrorism, and called for the military to repeat its Gaza Strip tactics to kill combatants and seize all weapons.
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