Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said that “one of Israel’s options in the war in Gaza is to drop a nuclear bomb on the Strip,” on November 5, according to the Times of Israel.
During an interview, Eliyahu also voiced his objection to “allowing any humanitarian aid into Gaza.”
“We wouldn’t hand the Nazis humanitarian aid,” the minister said. “There is no such thing as uninvolved civilians in Gaza.”
The far-right minister also said that the Palestinian population “can go to Ireland or deserts, the monsters in Gaza should find a solution by themselves.”
He added: “Anyone waving a Palestinian or Hamas flag shouldn’t continue living on the face of the earth.”
Hour after the statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended the heritage minister from government meetings indefinitely, the premier’s office said.
"Minister Amichai Eliyahu's statements are not based on facts," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
