Israel has been carrying out a genocide inside the enclave<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bezalel Smotrich<\/a>, the extremist Israeli finance minister who met with top Trump officials in Washington recently, admitted that the return of hostages is not the top objective for Israel\u2019s relentless\u00a0bombing and starvation campaigns in Gaza.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n MacGREGOR: \u2018EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL\u2019 ABOUT HOW ISRAEL DIDN\u2019T KNOW ABOUT ATTACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p> \u201cWe have to say the truth, returning the hostages is not the most important thing,\u201d Smotrich told Radio Galey Israel, according to\u00a0The Times of Israel.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n LISTEN: GERALD CELENTE TALKS WITH DAVID KNIGHT ABOUT GOLD PRICES\/ECONOMY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is obviously a very important goal, but if you want to destroy Hamas so that there can\u2019t be another October 7, you need to understand that there can\u2019t be a situation where Hamas remains in Gaza,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Einav Zangauker, the mother of a hostage named Matan Zangauker, posted on X: \u201cThe only truth is that for your messianic and psychopathic delusions, you are willing to sacrifice my Matan and an entire country,\u201d according to a translation by\u00a0The Jerusalem Post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamas has 59 Israelis in captivity \u2014 24 who are believed to be alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Grow-Network-Soil-800x534-1.png\"\/)
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