Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, "I believe that within a few months, Gaza will be completely destroyed, and its residents will leave the Morag axis southward, and from there, they will leave in large numbers to a third country."
According to Channel 12, Smotrich added, "Netanyahu has decided to subdue Hamas and return the Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip."
The Israeli Finance Minister emphasized that Israel will not withdraw from Gaza even if another agreement is reached regarding the hostages, calling on Israelis to embrace "occupation."
Smotrich told Channel 12, "We will finally occupy the Gaza Strip. We will stop being afraid of the word occupation."
He added, "We are finally controlling the humanitarian aid completely, so that it does not become supplies to Hamas. We are separating Hamas from the population, cleansing the Strip, returning the hostages, and defeating Hamas."