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HISTORICAL FACTS: Israel s national security minister threatens to resign over ceasefire | History Defined

Israeli National Security Minister and head of Jewish Power Party Itamar Ben-Gvir is flanked by members of his party as he speaks to the media on January 16, 2025 [Oren Ben Hakoon/Reuters]

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has threatened to withdraw from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet if he approves a ceasefire deal with Hamas after more than 460 days of war in Gaza.

Ben-Gvir slammed the agreement on Thursday evening and said his ultra-nationalist Otzma Yehudit party – also known as the Jewish Power Party – would quit the government if the ceasefire went through.

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