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Sunday, December 1, 2024
In hostage deal ultimatum, Ben Gvir says he opposes terms under discussion and PM ‘very much’ doesn’t want him to bolt coalition
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Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir issues an ultimatum over the renewed push for a hostage-ceasefire deal, warning that the terms under discussion are not acceptable to him and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “very much” does not want him to bolt the government.
“The terms that are currently being discussed are irrelevant as far as I am concerned, and the prime minister very much does not want Otzma Yehudit to leave the government,” Ben Gvir tells Army Radio.
Ben Gvir has long been a vocal opponent of a deal to bring the hostages home.
Hamas representatives arrived in Cairo yesterday for talks with Egyptian negotiators on a potential hostage-ceasefire deal in Gaza.
The New York Times reported last week that Hamas had been showing increased flexibility in long-stalled talks for a deal.
The Times of Israel Community.