Ben Gvir said to reiterate opposition to hostage deal during cabinet screening of tunnel footage

A brief disagreement broke out between government ministers during the cabinet meeting in which they were shown footage of the tunnel where the six executed hostages were held, Channel 12 reports.

According to the report, the ministers were told that the footage was being shown to them at the request of the families of the hostages, who hoped that seeing the harsh conditions would help change the minds of lawmakers who opposed a deal for their release.

At this point, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir retorted that he, too, “spoke with the families,” and that “not everyone wants a deal, there are those who want to increase the military pressure,” the report states.

Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel is said to have then told the ultranationalist lawmaker to “stop shouting and let them show us the footage as the families requested.”

The report adds that several ministers were brought to tears by the harrowing footage of the tunnel where the hostages were held and murdered, but it does not specify which lawmakers.