Far-right Israeli minister calls for 'military government' in Gaza

The far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotritz said on Monday he believes the country's war on Gaza is "going well", according to a report from the Israeli daily Haaretz. 

Smotritz was asked about the decision to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners held arbitarily by Israel without releasing Israeli captives, the minister said, "It is a mistake to release them. I strongly condemn the fact that we have not yet taken civil responsibility in the Gaza Strip. My main disagreement with the IDF and the defense minister is whether we [should] establish a military government that will break Hamas and speed up the return of the hostages".