JERUSALEM: Two Israeli far-right ministers on Sunday called for the annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank following Britain, Canada and Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state.
“The recognition by Britain, Canada, and Australia of a Palestinian state... requires immediate countermeasures: the swift application of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and the complete dismantling of the Palestinian Authority,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said in a statement, using the Israeli name for the Palestinian territory.
“I intend to submit a proposal for applying sovereignty at the upcoming cabinet meeting.”
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has also repeatedly called for the annexation of the West Bank, made a similar statement.
“The days when Britain and other countries would determine our future are over. The mandate is over, and the only response to this anti-Israeli move is sovereignty over the historic homeland of the Jewish people in Judea and Samaria, and permanently removing the folly of a Palestinian state from the agenda,” Smotrich said on X.
“Mr prime minister, the time is now and it is in your hands,” he wrote.
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Two Israeli far-right ministers urge West Bank annexation as Western countries recognize Palestinian state
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Two Israeli far-right ministers urge West Bank annexation as Western countries recognize Palestinian state
- Recognition by UK, Canada, and Australia of a Palestinian state requires “countermeasures: the swift application of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria” Ben Gvir said
Israel army says struck site it claims Iran used for developing nuclear arms
JERUSALEM: srael's military said Thursday that it had struck a site in Iran it claimed was being used by the Islamic republic to develop nuclear weapons.
"The Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, struck an additional Iranian nuclear programme site," the military said, claiming the "Taleghan compound was utilised by the regime to advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons".
The Taleghan compound likely refers to a facility in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, where US-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, which has been monitoring Iran's nuclear programme, recently claimed the Islamic republic conducts covert military activities.
"The Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, struck an additional Iranian nuclear programme site," the military said, claiming the "Taleghan compound was utilised by the regime to advance critical capabilities for developing nuclear weapons".
The Taleghan compound likely refers to a facility in Parchin, southeast of Tehran, where US-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, which has been monitoring Iran's nuclear programme, recently claimed the Islamic republic conducts covert military activities.
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