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The statement indicated that Smotrich did not receive the assurances he demanded in an earlier meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The ceasefire as agreed to in Qatar is set to last 42 days. Over that period, 33 hostages are expected to be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, there will be a slow withdrawal of the Israeli military from urban centers in Gaza and a surge of humanitarian aid.
The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreemen t is expected to take effect as soon as Sunday. But the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in over a year of brutal war between Israel and Hamas is rife with risks and raises more questions than it answers.
Far-right finance minister reportedly haggling over emerging Hamas ceasefire agreement with Netanyahu, who is said to offer West Bank settlement boost if he stays in government The post Smotrich says Gaza war must continue,
Weekly meetings established by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to significantly raise the amount of land seizures in 2025
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday called for Israel to take over “the entire civil management of the Gaza Strip,” and warned that humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the coastal enclave will be cut to the minimum required under humanitarian law when US President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Angry family members of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza lashed out at Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on ... Reuters reported. Smotrich described the deal as a “disaster” for Israel’s security and said Israel must continue ...
Right-wing leaders Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are against any deal with Hamas but Netanyahu has to consider the international pressure to sign the pact
Netanyahu says Israel will sign Gaza deal after last-minute issues resolved - Netanyahu’s security cabinet is meeting to approve the deal ahead of a wider government vote on Saturday