Gvir, on Tuesday, threatened to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated at talks in Qatar. Ben-Gvir also urged the Finance Minister,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and bring a pause to more than a year of fighting.

Ben Gvir did not mention his party’s sixth MK, Almog Cohen, who has gone rogue in the past few months. It isn’t clear whether Cohen, who fought bravely against the Hamas marauders who invaded his hometown of Ofakim on October 7, 2023, would support the hostage deal.

Reckless deal' will lead to 'the release of hundreds of murderous terrorists' and 'effectively erase the achievements of the war,' warns far-right leader The post Ben Gvir says party to quit government if cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal appeared first on The Times of Israel.

A statement from the Israeli PM's office, seen by the ABC, says Israeli hostages held by Hamas could start being released as early as Sunday.

Gvir, whose departure would not bring down Netanyahu's government, threatened to quit Benjamin Netanyahu's government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire.

Gvir, Israel’s hard-line national security minister, threatened to resign and remove his party from the Israeli government if the Cabinet voted to approve the provisional ceasefire deal.

The full Israeli cabinet passed the agreement during a meeting that continued into the Jewish Sabbath, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year.

The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday. But the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in over a year of brutal war between

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

Itamar Ben-Gvir said his party would leave the government if the hostages deal, which he termed a “prize for terror,” went through. By JNS National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on Thursday that if the hostages deal is approved,