(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday suspended Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu for suggesting that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was within the realm of possibility.
Netanyahu has barred Eliyahu from attending Cabinet meetings indefinitely.
“Amichai Eliyahu’s words are detached from reality. Israel and the IDF are acting in accordance with the highest standards of international law in order to prevent harm to uninvolved people, and we will continue to do that all the way to victory,” said Netanyahu in a statement.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid issued similar remarks describing the claim as “a horrifying and insane remark by an irresponsible minister.”
