Smotrich speaks about Israel’s intention to expand in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister and settlement official Bezalel Smotrich announced that Israel intends to expand its borders into the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria. Speaking at the opening of a new settlement on Thursday, Smotrich said: “We always talk about the military part and then the political part, and there are those who criticise us, saying there are only military achievements without a political component.” He added: “There will be a political component in Gaza to expand our borders, another component that will extend into Lebanon up to the Litani River at defensible boundaries, and a third component that will extend into Syria, ending at the peak of Mount Beit She’an and at least a security zone.” He said: “This […]