JERUSALEM: Two Israeli ministers publicly opposed a Gaza truce deal on Sunday, saying Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had no right to exist if it failed to invade Rafah.
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz called for Hamas to be destroyed, as planned by the government when it launched an invasion of Gaza.
“If you decide to raise a white flag and cancel the plan to occupy Rafah aimed at destroying Hamas in order to restore security to Israel...