Smoke rises over a buildings in Gaza City on October 9, 2023 during an Israeli air strike.
Smoke rises over a buildings in Gaza City on October 9, 2023 during an Israeli air strike.
  • An Israeli minister suggested that a nuclear weapon could be dropped on Gaza.
  • Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly distanced himself from the remark by Amichai Eliyahu, a heritage minister.
  • Netanyahu also suspended Eliyahu from meetings of Israel's cabinet.

An Israeli minister on Sunday suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza, and was swiftly suspended from part of his role.