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After Hamas response, Netanyahu said to have held emergency consultation without Ben Gvir, Smotrich
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Left: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, January 16, 2025; Right: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, January 13, 2025. (Both photos by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency consultation meeting overnight after Hamas submitted its response to US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but did not include far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, Hebrew media reports.
The unsourced reports published by multiple outlets say that the meeting was attended by security chiefs, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.
The reports say Smotrich and Ben Gvir, who oppose ending the war, were not invited.
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