Likud: Netanyahu told Smotrich to apologize or be fired

A Likud spokesman says in a statement distributed to Israeli media that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to fire Bezalel Smotrich from the cabinet if he did not apologize, during a dressing down earlier in the day.

The spokesperson says Netanyahu made clear to Smotrich that “there will not be a second chance.”

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