Smotrich hails Netanyahu for opposing Palestinian Authority’s return to Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 18, 2023 (Amit Shabi/POOL)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 18, 2023 (Amit Shabi/POOL)

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hails Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for voicing opposition to restoring the Palestinian Authority’s rule in Gaza after the war against Hamas.

“The Authority is a body that supports and encourages terror, and we will never against forfeit our citizens’ security to our enemies,” Smotrich says in a statement.

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