Gvir, claimed to have scuppered similar agreements over the past year. But, the prime minister has blamed Hamas for the failures.

Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Tuesday to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated at talks in Qatar.

It was conducted in the wake of his Otzma Yehudit Party’s vote against the Trapped Profits Law, a vote that required Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrive from the hospital to the Knesset and MK Boaz Bismuth (Likud) to attend despite sitting shiva (the week-long mourning period) for his mother, to vote in favor of it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

JERUSALEM, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Tuesday to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and ...

Israel's hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Thursday he would resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government if it ratifies the ceasefire deal in Gaza, which he has strongly opposed.

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he will quit the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ratifies a