A minister in Netanyahu's government threatens to topple the administration if the Israel-Hamas war is halted

Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the ultranationalist Jewish Power party, said on X that an agreement to end the war without the elimination of Hamas would be foolish, a victory for terrorism, and a threat to Israel's national security. He said if that happened, the coalition government would be toppled.

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Opposition has started within his government against PM Netanyahu regarding the Israel-Hamas war. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a post on X that such an agreement would be foolish, which would allow terrorism to win and pose a threat to Israel's national security.

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Saturday to topple the coalition government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strikes a Gaza deal that would end the war without the elimination of Hamas. "Such a deal would be foolish, a victory for terrorism and a threat to Israel's national security," the head of the ultranationalist Jewish Power party said on X.

The National Security Minister threatened

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened that if any agreement is made with Hamas, he will topple the government. Let us tell you that PM Netanyahu's coalition government has 64 MPs in the 120-seat Knesset (Israel's Parliament). To pass any agreement in the Knesset, it needs the support of 61 MPs.

Strong opposition to the ceasefire agreement

At the same time, Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power Party has 14 MPs in the Knesset, which means that he can easily topple the government. Let us tell you that Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich strongly oppose any ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The White House had said that negotiators trying to reach an agreement for the release of people held hostage by Hamas have prepared a framework, which can reach an agreement.

Hamas' demand rejected

Earlier this month, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel was blocked because Hamas had demanded that Israeli forces completely withdraw from Gaza after the war ends and in return, Hamas would release all their hostages, but Israel rejected this demand of Hamas.

Deadly attack on Gaza Strip

Israel launched a deadly attack on the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023, killing at least 26,751 Palestinians and injuring 65,636. Earlier, about 1,200 Israelis were killed and others were taken hostage in Hamas attacks.