27 hours ago · Beirut
Smotrich says Israel should ‘annex’ territory it occupies in Gaza and Lebanon
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What we know
Speaking on a podcast, far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel should annex territory it currently occupies in Gaza and Lebanon in order to "make them truly feel the cost of their mistake and the cost of their defeat". "We need to annex at least up to the lines we’re…
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Smotrich says Israel should ‘annex’ territory it occupies in Gaza and Lebanon
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