Smotrich: An impending warning to Hamas to hand over weapons, headquarters, and tunnels, or else we will act under international legitimacy

SadaNews - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed that his government has not wavered from its declared objective of eliminating Hamas, indicating that Israel is giving U.S. President Donald Trump the opportunity to achieve this goal in his own way.

Smotrich explained that the U.S. administration's failure to eliminate the movement will grant the Israeli army "international legitimacy and direct American support" to carry out the operation itself, emphasizing that this scenario would bolster Israel's position on the international stage, according to his claims.

He added that the next phase will witness an official warning to Hamas to hand over weapons, headquarters, and tunnels, stressing that failure to respond to this warning will grant Israel the right to take direct military action to achieve its objectives.