Finance Minister and Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich said he will sign an evacuation order for Khan al-Ahmar after learning that a secret request for an international arrest warrant was filed against him by the prosecutor of the International Court in The Hague. According to him, "Unfortunately, a large part of European countries have never excelled in love of Zion. Hypocrisy and double standards have become the hallmark of many of these countries."