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Israeli Minister Calls West Bank War

27 Sep

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“I would like us to annex at least as far as the yellow line in Gaza and as far as the Litani River in Lebanon… because if a war ends along the same lines where it began, what will deter the enemy from going to war again?” Smotrich said in a podcast for Israeli news site Ynet.

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Smotrich is the leader of a far-right party that advocates the annexation of the entire West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 27 Sepwording from Dawn

At least 1,110 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian official figures.

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Al Jazeera27 Sep

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for a full-scale military campaign in the occupied West Bank, advocating tactics similar to those used against Hamas in Gaza. In an interview with Ynet News, Smotrich stated that Israel should dismantle the Palestinian Authority and eliminate terrorist infrastructure in the region. His comments come amid increasing tensions ahead of upcoming elections and have…

Israel’s Smotrich calls for ‘war’ in West Bank: Rhetoric or real threat? →2 articles from Al Jazeera on this story

Dawn27 Sep

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called for annexing parts of south Lebanon and Gaza Strip’s “yellow line” area, while advocating military action against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during a Ynet podcast. Smotrich, who leads a far-right party, also condemned the Palestinian Authority as supporting terror. This comes amid rising tensions and violence in both Gaza and the West Bank since Hamas's…

Israeli minister calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon, Gaza areas →

The Hindu27 Sep

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for annexing parts of south Lebanon and Gaza, as well as going to war against Palestinians in the West Bank, during a podcast on Sunday, September 27, 2026. He advocated expanding Israeli control beyond the "yellow line" in Gaza and to the Litani River in Lebanon, while also calling for dismantling the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank due to alleged support of…

Israeli Minister calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon and Gaza areas →

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27 Sep
Smotrich is the leader of a far-right party that advocates the annexation of the entire West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967.
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27 Sep Israeli Minister calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon and Gaza areasIsraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for annexing parts of south Lebanon and Gaza, as well as going to war against Palestinians in the West Bank, during a podcast on Sunday, September 27, 2026. He advocated expanding Israeli control beyond the "yellow line" in Gaza and to the Litani River in Lebanon, while also calling for dismantling the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank due to alleged support of…The Hindu
27 Sep Israel’s Smotrich calls for ‘war’ in West Bank: Rhetoric or real threat?Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for a full-scale military campaign in the occupied West Bank, advocating tactics similar to those used against Hamas in Gaza. In an interview with Ynet News, Smotrich stated that Israel should dismantle the Palestinian Authority and eliminate terrorist infrastructure in the region. His comments come amid increasing tensions ahead of upcoming elections and have…Al Jazeera
27 Sep Israeli minister calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon, Gaza areasIsraeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called for annexing parts of south Lebanon and Gaza Strip’s “yellow line” area, while advocating military action against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during a Ynet podcast. Smotrich, who leads a far-right party, also condemned the Palestinian Authority as supporting terror. This comes amid rising tensions and violence in both Gaza and the West Bank since Hamas's…Dawn
27 Sep Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for war in occupied West BankIsraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for military action in the occupied West Bank, comparing it to Israel's operations in Gaza, during an interview with Ynet News on Sunday. He urged the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority there and said Israeli forces should eliminate terrorism infrastructure, weapons, and tunnels as they did in Gaza. The article highlights increasing settler violence against…Al Jazeera

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