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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for expanding what he terms Israel's 'settlement revolution' beyond the occupied West Bank into the Galilee in northern Israel and the Negev in the south. Writing on X, Smotrich argued the expansion was necessary 'to save the State of Israel from the next October 7.' The comments come amid broader debate within Israel's government over settlement policy and follow ongoing criticism of settlement expansion from international bodies. Smotrich also referenced recent domestic protests in his remarks.