Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to extend what he calls its sovereignty over territory captured during the current conflict in Gaza and Lebanon. ⁣ ⁣ "I call on the State of Israel to permanently extend its sovereignty to the areas currently under its control in both Gaza and Lebanon," Smotrich told the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem. ⁣ ⁣ "That would demonstrate to our enemies the price of defeat and create a deterrent against future attacks on Israel and its citizens."⁣ ⁣ Speaking ahead of Israel's October 27 elections, far-right Smotrich advocated creating what he described as a pathway for the voluntary emigration of Palestinians from Gaza.⁣ ⁣ "Gaza has become the world's largest prison," he said. "This is due to the hypocrisy of Egypt, which refuses to allow Gazans who wish to leave to pass through its territory to other countries. ⁣ ⁣ "It is also due to the hypocrisy of Arab states, which profess great love and concern for the Palestin...