Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that the war in the Gaza Strip will continue during the next two years, indicating that he will not support the current proposal to release detainees and the war in Gaza will continue.

He told the detainees' families, "We are not ready to commit mass suicide in order to release the detainees," and he told them: "Suppose Sinwar demands that we give him 20 Palestinian prisoners for every living detainee, so that he can then kill the detainees. Is this the price?"

He also told the families of the hostages, "You can try to silence me because you do not like my opinion. We released Sinwar in the Shalit deal and have buried 1,500 Jews to this day. Sinwar is currently demanding the release of hundreds of Palestinians whose hands are stained with blood in order to release the detainees, and this may lead to Many, many Jews were killed, which is something that must be looked into, according to what Israeli Channel 7 reported.

Smotrich explained, "When Hamas demands an end to the war in exchange for remaining in Gaza, this means that it returns to arming itself, launching rockets, and threatening the citizens of Israel, and many, many Jews could be killed."