Settlement Affairs Minister Tzachi Hanegbi said Sunday that he believes that Israel will extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, without disclosing a timeline for the move.
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In an exclusive interview with i24NEWS, Hanegbi said, "It doesn't make sense that half a million people who live in Judea and Samaria cannot live under Israeli law, we did it in the Golan Heights and we will do it in Judea and Samaria," he said, using the Israeli designation for the disputed territories.
Regarding future normalization deals with Arab Gulf countries, Hanegbi declared that he "cannot foresee how far the relations with the Gulf States will develop but it is an alliance which should be able to be made according to the decisions of the populations too, the new agreements will change things."
"We have common interests with Oman in an informal manner and the ties with Saudi Arabia will hopefully widen," he added.
Earlier Sunday, the Jewish state increased the capacity of incoming citizens from abroad after the skies were closed for much of the past two months in light of the third wave of infections that swept the country.
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In the wake of criticism aimed at Israel's restrictive policy, which was unique for western countries, Hanegbi assured that all citizens could return to the state for the general election on March 23.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
