National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join forces in opposing the emerging hostage deal.

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Gvir did not announce that his party would leave the government if the deal goes through. Ben-Gvir applied “political pressure” on members of Smotrich’s party on Tuesday to make a joint public threat that both parties would leave the government.

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Bereaved families write to Ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich, demanding an emergency meeting and calling on them to resign from the government in the wake of the deal that will see the release of terrorists.

"In the past year, through our political power, we succeeded in preventing this deal from moving forward, time and time again," he noted.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an offer to Religious Zionist Chairman Bezalel Smotrich and Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir, in exchange for their consent to stay in the government.

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

The Israeli Security Cabinet and full Cabinet will hold votes on the deal with Hamas today amid a revolt from far-right allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It remains to be seen if Netanyahu can keep the deal and his government intact.

The question remains, however, whether or not the two far-right ministers leave the government, and if so, whether or not they vote to disperse the Knesset and bring about an election.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sparked outcry Monday when he ... while calling on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to again join him in thwarting an emerging agreement.

The son of far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has been awarded land in a Jewish settlement built on the site of a demolished Bedouin village.