The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the more crucial goal was ensuring that Hamas no longer ruled the Gaza Strip. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from Jerusalem A far-right Israeli ...

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich drew fire from families of hostages in Gaza on Monday after saying that the return of captives was not the most important thing for Israel.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that the citizens of Israel should embrace the word “occupation” and that the country will not leave Gaza even with another hostage deal.

Why, under today’s conditions, right‑wing Israelis like me are not rushing to demand his resignation or the dissolution of ...

TEL AVIV — Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, drew outrage Monday when he said returning Israeli hostages still held by Hamas is not the war’s “most important goal.” ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 7 ...

The far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has spoken out in favor of a complete occupation of the Gaza Strip and, if necessary, military rule by Israel. He agrees with Prime Minister ...

Israel’s finance minister and army chief have clashed over the distribution of humanitarian aid into Gaza, as Tel Aviv maintained a stifling blockade on the war-torn enclave, according to ...