Netanyahu backed down from firing minister who called to nuke Gaza
The far-right lawmaker later said on X that 'any sensible person' knew the comments that Israel could use a nuclear weapon in the Gaza Strip were 'metaphorical.'
Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu arrives to a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByARIELLA MARSDENUpdated: