Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has been walking a tightrope since voting against the hostage deal in the fateful government meeting on Friday night, January 17. He negotiated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in order to receive guarantees that the deal would not prevent Israel from completing its other war goals – destroying Hamas’s military and governing capabilities and ensuring that Gaza would no longer pose a security threat to Israel.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatens to dismantle the government if it proceeds with the second phase of the ceasefire deal.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the risks of the hostage deal and called to adopt President Trump's proposal to move Gazans to another country.

Senior researcher at the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University explains the developments in the Gaza Strip in context of the hostage deal and the ceasefire.

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withdrawn a threat to quit the government if Israel does not return to fighting in Gaza, several Israeli news sites reported on Monday. Earlier this month,

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Egypt and Jordan have both rejected the suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and what remains of its pre-war population of 2.3 million moved to the two neighbouring countries.