Ben Gvir to Smotritz: Let's threaten Netanyahu together that we will resign from the government if he passes the deal.

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Israel First

Despite their grief, they have the state of Israel at heart.

Relatives of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza on Monday urged right-wing politicians to leave the government if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a deal with the terror group that leaves some abducted Israelis in captivity.

“Unless the deal includes all the hostages unconditionally, living and dead, in one go, we call on the Religious Zionist and Otzma Yehudit parties, along with the Likud Knesset lawmakers who have so far only supported a full deal, to immediately announce that they are pulling out of the government,” the Tikva Forum of hostages’ relatives wrote.

Deputy Minister Avi Maoz on the kidnapping deal:

"Any deal that would harm the achievement of the war goals of destroying Hamas and releasing all the hostages is a deal that must not be agreed to under any circumstances."

Let's pray for Netanyahu

There is still time for him to make the right decision. 🇮🇱🙏

Gaza reports: IDF attacks Al-Ma'azi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip

BREAKING: Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and for the release of dozens of hostages. An Israeli official had reported that progress has been made, but the details are being finalised.

The plan needs to be submitted to Israel’s cabinet for final approval.🤡😠

Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesperson:

We have reached the final stages of the Gaza agreement. The ongoing talks in Doha are moving in a positive direction. We have provided the draft ceasefire agreement to both sides and discussions are now underway on the final details.

Senior Israeli official:

Contrary to Minister Ben-Gvir's statements, the only one who managed to prevent a deal to release the hostages is the terrorist organization Hamas. What has now changed Hamas's position are Israel's tremendous achievements in the war: crushing Hezbollah and eliminating Nasrallah, the direct attacks on Iran, the elimination of Yahya Sinwar and the rest of the Hamas leadership, the increased military pressure on Hamas in Gaza, and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. This is in addition to the great political pressure exerted on Hamas by the elected American president, Donald Trump.

Hamas did not agree to release more than 12 hostages, was not willing to reach a deal as long as Israel remained in Gaza. It was Hamas that changed its position - not Israel.

Impressive footage from the attack on a "glass factory" just an hour ago, in Al-Ma'azi in the central Gaza Strip

Footage of the ballistic missile launched last night from Yemen, with fragments hitting a residential building in Tzur Hadassah.

Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth stated during today’s Senate Confirmation Hearing, “I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas.”

Religious Zionist Knesset member against Trump: "He is not the Messiah"

MK Zvi Sukkot said that it is important to be aware that "Trump's interests are first and foremost those of the United States, and we will have to withstand the pressure."

He added:

"Anyone who believes that under Trump there will be a blank check for Israel to do whatever we want does not understand what he is talking about."

When asked whether his party would support the hostage deal, he replied:

"We will definitely vote against it. We cannot accept that such a large number of murderers are released.

"It is a bad deal that restores Hamas control over the Gaza Strip and weakens Israel."

He added that the deal was the result of pressure exerted by Trump. "But Trump is not the Messiah."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to representatives of the Tikva Forum (which opposes the current hostage deal):

"Hamas has not yet responded. All reports at this time are just speculation. As soon as President Trump enters office, the rules of the game will change fundamentally. Any violation of the ceasefire will be met with a harsh and powerful military response."

Days after carrying out an airstrike mission against the Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen, Israeli Air Force commanders and pilots told Hebrew media Monday that they were ready to strike Iran directly.

“We will be ready for any scenario or order, even if it is 90 degrees to the east,” one IAF commander told the Walla news site, referring to the location of Iran.

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's vice president and former foreign minister, claimed in an interview that Israel had planted explosives in centrifuge technology purchased for Iran's nuclear program. Zarif did not elaborate or say when the matter was uncovered, but said that explosives had been found planted in centrifuge components purchased by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and that they had been successfully detected and disposed of.

Iranian President Masoud Pazakhian told NBC in an interview: "Iran never plotted to kill Trump during his campaign - and will not do so in the future." He added: "This is another one of the plots that Israel and other countries are planning to promote Iranophobia. Iran has never tried and does not plan to assassinate anyone - at least as far as I know."

Jake Sullivan, the outgoing US national security adviser: Iran is at its weakest point since the 1979 revolution, and the fear is that this will push it towards nuclear weapons.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: We are at a crucial and fateful time for the security, future and existence of the State of Israel. Naturally and as is my custom at these moments, I do these things quietly, in closed rooms, in a very matter-of-fact, serious, incisive and in-depth discourse. The only thing that concerns me is how to win, how to destroy Hamas, how to bring all our hostages home, I will not rest or be silent until these goals are achieved.