"It is absurd that the policy has not changed," Smotrich lamented. "This is insanity which I will not abide by."
Since Oct. 7, more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed, mostly by soldiers but also by settlers.
Yossi Dagan, the Head of the Samaria Regional Council, said the shooting was an act of self-defense during a life-threatening attack.
According to the United Nations Office of the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, there have been 146 settler attacks against Palestinians.
Ordinary citizens have risen to the occasion, searching for any way they could contribute to the war effort.
In the broader context of Israel's defense and international relations, Bennett emphasized the nation's strength, saying, "I don't want their pity. I want them to fear us, to understand our strength."
I believe fasting is mentally, physically, and spiritually unhealthy. The only self-affliction I find meaningful is in sharing the pain — and the joy — of my fellow human beings, the author writes.
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