A senior Israeli government minister openly rejected President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan on Monday, marking a rare public split between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition and the Trump administration.
“Mr. Prime Minister, it’s either us or them,” Smotrich said. “Either full Israeli control, the destruction of Hamas and the continued suppression of terrorism over time, encouraging the enemy to emigrate outward and permanent Israeli settlement — or, God forbid, the squandering of the war’s efforts and costs, and waiting for the next round.”
Smotrich distanced himself not only from the Trump administration’s Gaza plan, but also called for the removal of an American military facility in southern Israel used to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza and oversee the transfer of aid into the coastal enclave.
“We must explain to [Trump] that his plan is bad for the State of Israel and cancel it. Gaza is ours, and its future will affect our future more than that of anyone else. Therefore, we are taking responsibility for what happens there, imposing military rule, and completing the mission.”
The minister was careful not to attack President Trump personally, thanking him for securing the return of all the remaining living hostages, and the bodies of all but one of the slain captives.
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“Mr. Prime Minister, it’s either us or them,” Smotrich said. “Either full Israeli control, the destruction of Hamas and the continued suppression of terrorism over time, encouraging the enemy to emigrate outward and permanent Israeli settlement — or, God forbid, the squandering of the war’s efforts and costs, and waiting for the next round.”
Smotrich distanced himself not only from the Trump administration’s Gaza plan, but also called for the removal of an American military facility in southern Israel used to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza and oversee the transfer of aid into the coastal enclave.
“We must explain to [Trump] that his plan is bad for the State of Israel and cancel it. Gaza is ours, and its future will affect our future more than that of anyone else. Therefore, we are taking responsibility for what happens there, imposing military rule, and completing the mission.”
The minister was careful not to attack President Trump personally, thanking him for securing the return of all the remaining living hostages, and the bodies of all but one of the slain captives.
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