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Israeli minister says 'Gaza will be entirely destroyed'

Published: 06 May 2025 - 02:55 pm | Last Updated: 06 May 2025 - 03:11 pm
This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows buring fields in front of destroyed houses in northern Gaza on May 4, 2025. Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP.

This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows buring fields in front of destroyed houses in northern Gaza on May 4, 2025. Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP.

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Palestinian Territories: Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday a victory for Israel in Gaza means that the Palestinian territory will be "entirely destroyed" before its inhabitants depart for other countries.

"Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to... the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries," the far-right firebrand said at a conference on Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.