Smotrich’s claim: Returning to settlement construction in Gaza guarantees Israel’s security
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted Al Jazeera, Betsalil Smotrich, Minister of Finance The Zionist regime claimed that Gaza is part of the territories of the Zionist regime and security will not be possible without settlement in this area.
Smotrich, last night (Monday) in a speech before participating in a conference on settlements held around the Gaza Strip. Shed said: “The main lesson we learned last year is that wherever there is settlement, there is security, and wherever citizens are present, there is military force.” There is no doubt that the army will control the Gaza Strip for a long time to eliminate the dangers hidden in this area and provide security for the citizens of Israel.”
He continued: “Everyone understands that without the presence of settlers, the army cannot be kept in this area for a long time. For this reason, the Jewish presence in Gaza should be strengthened and the progressive and powerful settlement should be revived.”
Smotrich also claimed that this year it was a “big mistake” for the Zionist regime to withdraw from the Gush settlements. =”text-a..”>Qatif” will be corrected in Gaza.
It should be noted that hundreds of right-wing Zionists attended a conference near the Gaza Strip yesterday (Monday) and demanded the resumption of settlement activities in “everywhere” from the Gaza Strip. became.
This is despite the fact that since October 7, 2023, Gaza is under heavy attacks and genocidal crimes by the Zionist regime.
This conference under the title “Preparation to return to settlement construction in Gaza” was held in an area that the Zionist regime army had declared as a closed military zone, near the Zionist settlement Beri and was held in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip.
This conference was held at the invitation of the Likud party (right-wing) led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In addition, ministers, representatives and activists from other right-wing Zionist parties were also present.
According to the official broadcasting media of the Zionist regime, among the ministers who participated in this conference, Betzleel Smotrich (property), Isaac Goldknov (housing), Itmar Ben Guyer (national security), Miki Zohar (sports), Hayim Kats (Refaha) and Amihai Shikli (immigration affairs).
Furthermore, other ministers such as Isaac Wasserlauf (Dazeh Jalil and Naqab), Orit Struk (settlement), Eidit Silman (environmental protection), May Golan (equality and women), Shlomo Karei (Communications) and Amihai Eliyahu (Mirat) also attended this conference.