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Ben-Gvir said at the This is our only chance to prevent their surrender, and make sure their deaths were not in vain. Smotrich said Monday that he objected to the agreement but did not threaten to damage Netanyahu’s coalition. Most ministers are expected to support a phased ceasefire agreement, which details a halt to fighting and the release of hostages.
Israeli far-right Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Tuesday to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if it agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal during talks in Qatar. Ben-Gvir, whose departure would not bring down Netanyahu’s government, urged Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in a last-ditch effort to stop the ceasefire agreement, which he described as a dangerous capitulation to Hamas.
Ben-Gvir said at the This is our only chance to prevent their surrender, and make sure their deaths were not in vain. Smotrich said Monday that he objected to the agreement but did not threaten to damage Netanyahu’s coalition. Most ministers are expected to support a phased ceasefire agreement, which details a halt to fighting and the release of hostages.
Ben-Gvir echoed the comments of Smotrich, who said on Monday that Israel should continue its military campaign in Gaza until the full surrender of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack led to the war.
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