Smotrich attacks Israeli move to boost electricity to Gaza desalination plant

Work began today, under Israeli-Palestinian cooperation, to boost electric power to a Gaza desalination plant to allow it to produce more water.

According to Channel 12, citing a Defense Ministry document, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called the work to boost water in the Strip “a basic humanitarian need.”

Still, the fact that Israel is enabling reconstruction work in Gaza has angered some ministers in the government.

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tweets: “We’ve lost it completely. We are rebuilding Gaza ourselves, before it has been demilitarized… Mr. Prime Minister, stop this folly.”

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