Smotrich calls for Israel to take full control of West Bank area near where clash took place

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says that the Palestinian villages of Tell, Iraq Burin and Beit Furik “should look like the refugee camps in Nablus and Tulkarem,” in reference to the widespread demolitions carried out there by the IDF in recent operations.

He makes his comments in reference to the killing of Benayahu Mellet earlier today by a Palestinian during a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tell.

He also says he will demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu establish a new settlement close to the site of the incident by transferring the territory from Area B to Area C, a move which would be a severe violation of the Oslo Accords.

Under the accords, Area B is under Palestinian civilian control and Israeli security control. Area C is under full Israeli control.