SAEDNEWS: The finance minister of the Israeli regime stated that all of Gaza must be occupied, claiming that a U.S. base in the south of occupied Palestine has become a center for conspiracies against the regime.
According to SAEDNEWS, Bezalel Smotrich,the finance minister of the Israeli occupation regime, today (Monday) described Egypt and the United Kingdom as enemies of Israel and harshly criticized the U.S. mechanism for administering Gaza.
Speaking at a ceremony marking the groundbreaking of an illegal settlement in the West Bank, Smotrich said:
“Now is the time for countries such as Egypt and Britain—two enemies of Israel that are conspiring against our security from the U.S. base in Kiryat Gat—to be expelled, and for this base to be dismantled as well.”
In October 2025, the U.S. government established an entity known as the Military–Civil Coordination Center with the aim of advancing Donald Trump’s peace plan. The United States also announced, three days before the start of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, that this phase would include the formation of a ‘Peace Committee’ led by Donald Trump and a technocratic government headed by Ali Shaath.
Continuing his remarks, the Israeli finance minister angrily compared Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Yahya Sinwar and described Qatar as Hamas itself, stating:
“Gaza must be attacked with full force and occupied. The Rafah crossing must be opened so that the people of Gaza can leave and look for a place to live outside of Israel.”
Addressing Benjamin Netanyahu, he added:
“You are either with us or with them. You must destroy Hamas and terrorism for a long period of time, expel the enemy from Israel, and begin permanent settlement construction. Otherwise, the war—and all its costs—will be meaningless, and we should expect another war in the future.”