The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said today, Monday, that the Minister of Finance in the Israeli government, Minister in the Ministry of Defense, Bezalel Smotrich, is working to implement his plan aimed at taking steps towards the actual annexation of the West Bank.

According to the Hebrew newspaper, Smotrich is changing the reality of control over the West Bank as part of his steps aimed at actual annexation.

She pointed out that in the twenty months of the current government, Smotrich has revolutionized the situation of Jews and Palestinians in the West Bank.

She said: The real historical change takes place in air-conditioned offices and becomes an irreversible reality in the field, noting that the Israeli army is losing control over the West Bank and the decision is now in the hands of Smotrich, while Netanyahu either supports his decisions or does not interfere.

She added: Smotrich controlled the West Bank like a pair of pincers, using one arm, which is his powers as Minister of Finance, and the other arm, which is the powers he obtained as Minister of Defense.

She continued: The goal he set in his decision plan since 2017 has not changed: the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state, and presenting seven million Palestinians living between the Jordan River and the sea with a choice: death in battle, emigrating abroad, or being second-class citizens forever.