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US pushes PA-funded Gaza aid plan as Smotrich balks at PA role

US and Israel mull return to Hamas-bypassing aid distribution in Gaza, funded by PA money garnished by Israel; finance minister blocks move over fears it would give the Palestinian Authority an indirect foothold in Gaza

Amir Ettinger | 05.19.26

Report: ICC seeks secret arrest warrant for Smotrich

Middle East Eye says ICC prosecutor’s office filed a sealed warrant request against finance minister, while possible action against other Israeli officials remains under review

Itamar Eichner | 05.18.26

ICC may seek warrants for five more top Israeli officials, sources say

Court denies new warrants issued, but Israeli officials say ministers and senior IDF officers could be targeted in Gaza war and settler violence probes

Itamar Eichner | 05.17.26

Israel to expand summer school with AI training for children after war disruptions

July program for kindergarten through third grade will focus on closing learning gaps while introducing artificial intelligence and technology skills

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 05.13.26

Smotrich: Forming a government with Mansour Abbas is worse than Oct. 7 massacre

The current government minister called the massacre a 'tactical failure,' and claimed that 'a politician who sold out the country to supporters of terrorism is a thousand times worse than any failure'; he later claimed that the media took his words out of context

Moran Azulay | 05.05.26

'Killing the Palestinian state idea': Evacuated West Bank settlement Sa-Nur reestablished

Hundreds attend ceremony marking return to Sa-Nur, dismantled in 2005 disengagement; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls move a 'historic correction' while Samaria council head says the site will grow into a city

Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.19.26

סיור של רון בן ישי ביו"ש בעקבות הטרור היהודי

'This land is ours': Jewish nationalist violence sweeps the West Bank

Former security officials warn the violence is organized and expanding, with outposts rapidly built near Palestinian communities, restricting movement and raising fears of long-term changes on the ground

Ron Ben-Yishai | 04.16.26

סמוטריץ': תהיה רגל מדינית מסיימת שתרחיב את גבולותינו

US rebukes Smotrich, says Trump opposes West Bank annexation

State Department says the president does not support Israeli annexation of the West Bank, sidestepping Smotrich’s broader remarks about expanding borders into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.11.26

Security officials warn of escalation in West Bank as Smotrich calls to 'settle our land in all its parts'

While Bezalel Smotrich talks about "blurring borders" in the West Bank, the defense establishment is warning of spillover violence from Jewish rioters, the establishment of outposts in Areas A and B, and escalation during a multi-sector war

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.29.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ושר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' בהצהרה לתקשורת

Netanyahu says contentious Haredi draft bill set aside to pass wartime budget

Alongside Smotrich, PM says government pushes to pass the state budget by the end of the month, failure to do so leading to the dissolution of Knesset and new elections

Itamar Eichner, Moran Azulay, Gad Lior | 03.10.26

בצלאל סמוטריץ', מטוס חיל האוויר בדרך לתקיפה באיראן

Israel plans $3.07B defense budget increase, IDF wants more

Finance minister expected in coming days to propose a NIS 9.5B defense budget increase, but the military is seeking more; officials estimate each day of fighting costs about NIS 1.5B, roughly NIS 15B so far, as President Trump says the war could last four more weeks

Gad Lior | 03.08.26

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich; masses fleeing Beirut's Dahieh suburb following Israeli evacuation orders

Smotrich warns Hezbollah stronghold could face Gaza-like destruction

Finance minister says Beirut’s Dahieh district could 'look like Khan Younis' as IDF orders evacuations and residents flee, while Lebanon axes visa-free entry arrangement with Iran and seeks to curb IRGC activity

Yair Kraus | 03.05.26

Smotrich: I would urge my daughter not to enlist in the military

Finance minister said his opposition to women serving in combat roles is based on religious and professional considerations, including concerns about mixed-gender units

ynet | 02.16.26

Government approves two new airports after heated Cabinet debate

Tze’elim and Ramat David to be built simultaneously after a stormy 2½-hour session marked by clashes between Miri Regev, May Golan and Bezalel Smotrich; Amichai Chikli was the lone minister to vote against

Itamar Eichner, Eitan Glickman, Sivan Hilaie, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 02.15.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מכנס כעת את הקבינט המדיני-ביטחוני, במשרד ראש הממשלה בירושלים

Arab states condemn Israeli cabinet moves expanding West Bank control: ‘Unprecedented escalation’

Foreign ministers from eight Arab states accuse Israel of imposing ‘illegitimate sovereignty’ after cabinet decisions backed by Israel Katz and Bezalel Smotrich expand settlement authority, undermine past agreements and allow enforcement even in Area A.

Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari | 02.09.26