Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “Issuing international arrest warrants against the prime minister, defense minister and finance minister is a declaration of war.
The Palestinian Authority opened this war and it will receive war in return. I promise all our enemies:
Assessment
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich characterizes potential international arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials as an act of war, directly linking the Palestinian Authority to the Palestinian Authority. This escalates rhetoric around legal actions, framing them as military provocations rather than judicial processes. The threat of retaliation against all enemies signals a hardening stance that could further inflame regional tensions.