Even if Ben-Gvir and Smotrich oppose the deal, the agreement will still have a majority in government and is still likely to pass.
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The statement indicated that Smotrich did not receive the assurances he demanded in an earlier meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreemen t is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday. But the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in over a year of brutal war between Israel and Hamas is rife with risks and raises more questions than it answers.
Weekly meetings established by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to significantly raise the amount of land seizures in 2025
Far-right finance minister reportedly haggling over emerging Hamas ceasefire agreement with Netanyahu, who is said to offer West Bank settlement boost if he stays in government The post Smotrich vows to carry on Gaza war,
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday called for Israel to take over “the entire civil management of the Gaza Strip,” and warned that humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the coastal enclave will be cut to the minimum required under humanitarian law when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month.
Tuvia Smotrich, brother of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, calls for elections, says the government "contradicts the most important core promise of the post-October 7 era."
Right-wing leaders Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are against any deal with Hamas but Netanyahu has to consider the international pressure to sign the pact
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Angry family members of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza lashed out at Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on ... Reuters reported. Smotrich described the deal as a “disaster” for Israel’s security and said Israel must continue ...