Israeli minister says Gaza will be 'entirely destroyed,' Palestinians forced into other countries

A right-wing Israeli curate says triumph for Israel won't travel until Gaza is "entirely destroyed" and Palestinians are forced retired into different countries.

Israeli Finance Minister Bazalel Smotrich made the connection during a Tuesday quality astatine a league connected Jewish settlements successful the West Bank. While Smotrich is simply a elder Israeli official, his connection does not correspond the authoritative argumentation of the Israeli government.

"Within a twelvemonth we volition beryllium capable to state triumph successful Gaza," helium told attendees. "Gaza volition beryllium wholly destroyed, civilians volition beryllium sent to... the southbound to a humanitarian portion without Hamas oregon terrorism, and from determination they volition commencement to permission successful large numbers to 3rd countries," Smotrich said, according to the Agence France-Presse.

"Israel does not mean to retreat from territories the IDF captures, not adjacent arsenic portion of a woody to merchandise hostages," helium added.

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Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's concern minister, says Israel's extremity is to spot Gaza "entirely destroyed" and Palestinians pushed into different countries. (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Smotrich's comments travel conscionable a time aft Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's authorities approved a program to instrumentality implicit Gaza and clasp it for an undefined play connected Monday.

Netanyahu said successful a video connection the cognition would beryllium "intensive" and would spot much Palestinians moved to confederate Gaza "for their ain safety."

Israeli Cabinet ministers approved the program Monday morning, but it volition lone instrumentality effect if a hostage woody is not reached by the clip President Donald Trump visits Israel connected May 13.

Israel approved a program to instrumentality implicit Gaza and power it for an undefined period. (Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel presently controls astir 50% of Gaza, and the program would spot Israeli forces grow into the south. Officials said the program is acceptable to beryllium implemented gradually, with Israeli forces rooting retired Hamas power implicit territories.

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Dubbed Operation Gideon's Chariots, the program would besides question to forestall the militant Hamas radical from distributing humanitarian aid, which Israel says strengthens the group’s regularisation successful Gaza. It besides accuses Hamas of keeping the assistance for itself to bolster its capabilities. The program besides included almighty strikes against Hamas targets, the officials said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said helium approved an "intensive" program for IDF operations successful Gaza. (Israeli Government Press Office via AP)

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"We privation our troops to combat against a tired, hungry, and exhausted enemy, not 1 that has supplies and assistance coming from extracurricular the strip," Smotrich said successful a connection connected Monday.

Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.