❗️Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out his “red lines” ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting.
❗️Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out his “red lines” ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting.
In a message posted on X, Smotrich wished Netanyahu “great success,” while outlining the framework of a possible deal he could support:
– The complete removal of Hamas from Gaza and the dismantling of all infrastructure above and below ground that sustains its survival.
– The Israeli army’s continued presence in the Philadelphi Corridor: maintaining occupation of the strip along the Egyptian border — Gaza’s only land border not connected to Israel — while preserving freedom of military operations inside Gaza.
– No permission for the Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza.
– Absolutely no mention of a Palestinian state.
– Opposition to Qatar’s role in Gaza.
– Allowing those who wish to leave the Gaza Strip to do so.
