Netanyahu promises far-right minister Israel’s war on Gaza will resume after ceasefire

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that Israel will resume its war on Gaza following the proposed 60-day ceasefire with Hamas currently negotiated in Doha, Channel 12 reported.

“After the pause, we will transfer the population in the Strip southward and impose a siege [on northern Gaza],” Netanyahu reportedly told Smotrich.

Israel's Kan broadcaster reported on Saturday that Prime Minister Netanyahu is working to keep his coalition together by securing support from far-right ministers Smotrich and Finance Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who stongly oppose a ceasefire deal.