Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu on Tuesday, pressing him to immediately assemble the cabinet to decide how Israel should respond to Hamas’s latest ceasefire breaches.
“Against the backdrop of Hamas’s repeated violations of the ceasefire conditions and the first phase of President Trump’s plan,” Smotrich wrote, “and against the backdrop of the lack of progress in dismantling and demilitarizing Gaza, I request that you urgently convene the cabinet today.”
Smotrich stressed that the meeting’s goal must be to design a decisive strategy that reaffirms Israel’s commitment to victory. He said the government must “formulate a firm and determined package of responses and to ensure our adherence to the central objective of the war – the destruction of Hamas and the removal of the threat emanating from Gaza toward the citizens of Israel.”
The finance minister emphasized that Hamas’s latest conduct leaves no room for silence. “We will not allow Hamas to mock the citizens of Israel and to cynically and cruelly play with the feelings of the families of the hostages,” he declared.
His appeal came shortly after officials confirmed that the body Hamas returned on Monday night was not among the 13 murdered hostages the terror group was obligated to hand over—further deepening anger across Israel and prompting Smotrich’s urgent call for immediate action.
{Matzav.com}
I like this Smotrich guy. He has courage – at least more than anyone else. How about him replacing the current Prime Minister?