As the war in Gaza enters its 2nd month, Netanyahu’s messianic and ultranationalist partners are working to tighten their grip on the West Bank, expand their settlements, and drive Palestinians out.
He issued his statement after meeting with settler leaders from the Yesha Council on Wednesday night and two days after he spoke with US President Joe Biden.
"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.