Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu halts a security cabinet meeting amid a dispute with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is urging the forum to legalize the West Bank outpost of Evyatar, multiple Hebrew media outlets report.
Smotrich, who is determined to legalize the outpost, is told during the discussion that such a move would lead to a clash with Washington, the reports say.
As cabinet ministers wait for the forum to resume, Netanyahu, Smotrich and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer discuss the issue in a separate room, according to the reports.
Smotrich was also said to have proposed several measures to punish the Palestinian Authority for its international legal efforts against Israel, including canceling VIP entry permits for senior PA officials, preventing senior PA officials involved in the efforts from leaving the country, harming the interests of PA businessmen and enforcing measures against illegal construction.
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