Hundreds of Israelis, including cabinet ministers and parliamentarians, marched toward the Gaza border on Sunday to demand the rebuilding of Jewish settlements dismantled when Israel withdrew from the territory in 2005. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir — both sanctioned by several European countries — were among more than two dozen officials who joined the rally organised by Nachala, a far-right settler group, under the banner "returning home after 21 years." The event signals that calls to resettle Gaza, once considered fringe positions, are gaining traction within Israel's mainstream political establishment, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own Likud party listed as a sponsor despite his stated opposition to resettlement.