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Far-right leaders warn Netanyahu against ‘reckless deal,’ call for Rafah op
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Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich (right) and Otzma Yehudit party leader Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir issues a fresh threat to leave the government, as talks in Cairo on a hostages-for-truce deal appear to have entered a critical phase.
In a statement, Ben Gvir hails Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not dispatching a delegation to Cairo and says he expects the premier to keep the promises he allegedly made when the two met last week: “No to a reckless deal, yes to Rafah.”
“The prime minister knows well what the price is of not honoring this commitment,” Ben Gvir adds.
In a similar statement, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says “a surrender deal that will lead to the end of the war without total victory is a disaster.”
“Rafah now,” he adds.
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