Smotrich warns Netanyahu on Palestinian Authority if annexation delays

Israeli far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to dismantle the Palestinian Authority if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not impose Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, proposing the annexation of 82% of the area. Smotrich’s extreme right-wing stance reflects a growing push within Netanyahu’s government to accelerate annexation amid shifting international attitudes toward Palestinian statehood.

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