Smotrich: ‘Israel’ Will Not Stop Until Gazans Displaced, Syria Partitioned

By Staff, Agencies

The extremist “Israeli” finance minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed that “Israel” will only stop its invasion of Gaza when “hundreds of thousands” of Palestinians are forcibly displaced and Syria is dismembered as a state.

“We will end this campaign …when Gaza is cleansed of Hamas and hundreds of thousands of Gazans are on their way out of it to other countries,” he said in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

His remarks underscore "Israel's" abstinence to carry out the forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, first suggested by US President Donald Trump. 

For the past 50 days, "Israel" has prevented humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, where hundreds of civilians have been martyred in intensified attacks.

The occupying entity has also lobbied countries to accept forcibly displaced Palestinians, even though the "Israeli" plans do not appear to stop there.

In his remarks, Smotrich said that "Israel" is set to keep its forces in southern Lebanon.

He also called for Syria to be dismembered as a state, despite de-facto leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani's overtures not to threaten "Israel" and even hinting at potential normalization with the entity.

In early April, Smotrich said in a statement to the “Israeli” daily Yedioth Ahronoth that “not even a grain of wheat will enter Gaza.”