On Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry said that a statement by an Israeli junior minister who seemed to express openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza had raised many questions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday suspended Heritage Minister Amihay Eliyahu, from a far-right party in the coalition government, from cabinet meetings “until further notice.”
Asked in a radio interview about a hypothetical nuclear option, Eliyahu had replied: “That’s one way.”
His remark drew swift condemnation from around the Arab world, scandalized mainstream Israeli broadcasters, and was deemed “objectionable” by a US official.
