An Israeli minister suggested that a nuclear weapon could be dropped on Gaza. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli minister on Sunday suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza, and was swiftly suspended from part of his role. Amichai Eliyahu, Israel's heritage minister, made the remark in a radio interview, in which he also said he believed "there are no non-combatants in Gaza," Israel's Haaretz news site reported. When asked by the interview whether a nuclear weapon could be used on Gaza, Eliyahu responded: "That's one way." His office released a statement that Eliyahu's nuclear weapon comment was "not based in reality."

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