Israeli minister suspended after saying dropping nuclear bomb on Gaza 'an option'

Israel's Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has been suspended from government meetings indefinitely, Israeli media reported citing a statement by the prime minister's office.

The minister said that dropping a nuclear weapon on the Gaza Strip is "an option", according to Haaretz.

He also added that "there are no non-combatants in Gaza", and  that providing humanitarian aid to the Strip would constitute "a failure".

After making the comments, the minister later took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to say that his comments were "metaphorical". He added: "However, a strong and disproportionate response to terrorism is definitely required, which will clarify to the Nazis and their supporters that terrorism is not worthwhile."