Ben Gvir says proposed hostage deal a ‘reward for terrorism,’ only solution is occupying Gaza

5 July 2025, 9:53 pm

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 30, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir comes out against a ceasefire-hostage release deal proposal being discussed, insisting that Hamas must be destroyed in the ongoing war.

“A promise in credit of ‘demilitarizing the Strip’ in the future and a partial deal that now includes the withdrawal of IDF forces from the conquered territories, the release of hundreds of murdering terrorists, and the revival of Hamas with large amounts of humanitarian aid, take us further away from achieving this goal, and is a reward for terrorism,” he writes on X.

Ben Gvir says the only way to return the hostages safely is the complete occupation of Gaza, an end to humanitarian aid and the encourage the Gazans to leave the Strip.