Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Thursday that he and his party colleagues would quit the cabinet if it approved a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, though they would not leave the country's ruling coalition.

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

Gvir, on Tuesday, threatened to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated at talks in Qatar. Ben-Gvir also urged the Finance Minister,

Israel's prime minister is expected to hold a cabinet meeting on Friday to approve an agreement with Hamas on a 6-week ceasefire, scheduled to start on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and bring a pause to more than a year of fighting.

Ben Gvir did not mention his party’s sixth MK, Almog Cohen, who has gone rogue in the past few months. It isn’t clear whether Cohen, who fought bravely against the Hamas marauders who invaded his hometown of Ofakim on October 7, 2023, would support the hostage deal.

Reckless deal' will lead to 'the release of hundreds of murderous terrorists' and 'effectively erase the achievements of the war,' warns far-right leader The post Ben Gvir says party to quit government if cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Thursday his Cabinet won't meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down,

Gvir, Israel’s hard-line national security minister, threatened to resign and remove his party from the Israeli government if the Cabinet voted to approve the provisional ceasefire deal.

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

Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas reach an agreement on the ceasefire deal after Israel delayed vote.

The full Israeli cabinet passed the agreement during a meeting that continued into the Jewish Sabbath, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year.