[About 9 minutes] The proposal discussed echoes one put forward last month by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who said Israel should seize areas of Gaza if the hostages are not returned. Prominent journalist and radio and TV personality Amit Segal said that Israel is considering several strategies to pressure Hamas to return hostages, including the annexation of a portion of Gaza for every captive the terror group harms. The logic behind this tactic is that Hamas is more concerned about losing a foothold and areas of land than they are about civilian deaths. The proposal discussed by Segal echoes one that was put forward last month by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who suggested that Israel seize areas of Gaza if the hostages are not returned. Speaking last month at the Sovereignty Conference 2025 in Jerusalem, Smotrich, who also heads the Religious Zionism Party, stated that if the hostages—both the living and the deceased—are not returned by a certain deadline, “Israel will expand the agricultural areas of the Be’eri and Nir Oz kibbutzim into the perimeter area of the Gaza Strip.” Kibbutz agriculture, he continued, “will expand at the expense of Gaza—and this land will remain in our hands forever.” This ultimatum was the most concrete action plan that came out of the conference, an annual event focused on making Judea, Samaria, and Gaza inseparable parts of the State of Israel. During a later Q&A with Channel 12 News journalist Amit Segal, Smotrich said that in a year from now, Gaza will be “held by us, with fewer Gazans and more Israelis moving there. If we take out 10,000 Gazans a day, within four months, the Strip will be empty. That would be the best solution—for us and for them.” https://worldisraelnews.com/amit-segal-israel-will-annex-a-part-of-gaza-for-every-hostage-harmed/ WASHINGTON, DC — The eruption of full-scale war in the Gaza Strip once again by the Israeli Defense Forces has shocked and angered many in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. “We've been warning about this for weeks now on ALL ISRAEL NEWS,” Rosenberg told Jody Hice, an Evangelical Christian and former U.S. Congressman from Georgia, who was guest hosting for FRC President Tony Perkins. “I've been warning that we were going back to war because Hamas does not want to give us back all the remaining hostages,” Rosenberg continued. “There are 59 hostages,” Rosenberg explained. “We believe that 24 of them, or so, are still alive. The rest are dead bodies, killed by Hamas.” “The problem,” Rosenberg noted, “is that we always knew that we were going to get to a point where Hamas would not deal. Why? Because once they give us all the hostages back, they know we are going to destroy them unless they negotiate some pathway to leave Gaza forever and never come back.” The real problem is that ‘Hamas has said no – twice – and Netanyahu said, ‘Look, I’m not going to sit around and just not fight while we continue negotiating and they [Hamas] keep saying no.’” “Netanyahu decided to take the gloves off and strike when Hamas least expected it,” Rosenberg said, making it clear that he thinks the prime minister is making the absolute right decision, despite the risks. “By striking now, when nobody expected it – including Hamas – that was a brilliant move,” Rosenberg said. Is Netanyahu relaunching the war – with President Trump’s full blessing – to force Hamas to come back to the negotiating table and persuade Hamas to give up more hostages – even all of the live hostages and the dead bodies – so that Netanyahu can say, “Okay, I'll pause fighting if you're gonna start letting people out”? Or, has Netanyahu decided there's no other option than going back to full-scale war in Gaza because he’s concluded that Hamas has no intention of giving any more hostages back? “I don't know the answer to that question,” Rosenberg conceded. “I do believe at some point, whether it's right now or in a few weeks, we're going back to [full scale] war to finish Hamas off, to vanquish them, forever and ever and ever,” Rosenberg explained. In recent days, there has been a worrying increase in reports of suspicious balloons launched from dozens of Palestinian villages across Judea and Samaria. In some places, this is the first time such a phenomenon has occurred, which increases the concern among Israelis living in the area. Israelis living in the area complained to Samaria Brigade commander Ariel Gonen: "The launch of incendiary balloons is a direct threat to our security and to our daily lives, and we cannot accept a situation where there is no appropriate response. Action must be taken decisively against the relevant parties and a clear security response must be demanded. The security of israelis must be at the top of the priorities. We expect to see clear steps that will ensure our safety and the safety of our children – before it is too late." Other Israelis noted the danger posed by the launched balloons, as many of them appear to be connected to fire and could cause extensive fires in fields and residential areas. "Even if there is no explosive material in the balloons, they could ignite fields and harm Israelis. This threat must not be ignored." The Houthis fired missiles into Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time in two months. As US officials discuss a potential response to Houthi missile attacks, they are requesting that Israel refrain from striking Yemen. The message from the US to Israel is “Leave it to us.” It is believed that Israel will honor the request of the US. The US told Israel not to strike Houthi targets in a similar way to past IAF missions, because the US says it can carry out more comprehensive attacks from its aircraft carriers. On Thursday, the Houthis fired missiles into Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time in two months. Israel intercepted the missiles and there were no injuries. In response, Israel struck the port city of Hodeidah in Yemen. US President Donald Trump took to social media to declare that US airstrikes against the Houthis “will get progressively worse,” and that the terror group “will be completely annihilated!”
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