Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich met with Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi and claimed that "the Settlement Division in the Defense Ministry is ready to establish three settlements in the northern part of the Gaza Strip immediately – as soon as the green light is given." Smotrich called for advancing settlement in Gaza: "I call on the Prime Minister – give the approval, let's complete the mission and restore real security to the residents of the south."

