‘A lifeline for Hamas’: More ministers slam new US ceasefire proposal

29 May 2025, 10:52 am

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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stresses his opposition to the new US proposal for a phased ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas.

“I object to giving a lifeline to Hamas,” Smotrich tells Radio 103FM. “Hamas is in distress. The new [Israeli-backed] system for handing out aid cuts off Hamas from the residents.

“We’re not leaving areas we’ve conquered,” he adds in response to reports that the outline would include an IDF pullout from areas recently taken over by the IDF, including the Morag Corridor.

Settlements Minister Orit Strock exhorts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X, arguing that Hamas is “on its knees” and that Israel mustn’t “fold” now.