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

It is not too late. We're about to attend a government meeting, and we have the authority to halt this transaction,' Ben-Gvir says in video statement following Security Cabinet approval of deal - Anad

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.

"In the past year, through our political power, we succeeded in preventing this deal from moving forward, time and time again," he noted.

The political tensions echo anger from some hostage families, who believe their own relatives risk being abandoned in Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday urged colleagues to reject a cease-fire deal in the country’s bloody conflict with Hamas. He also outraged some families of hostages held by Hamas by saying he has repeatedly blocked cease-fire deals over the past year.

A source familiar with the negotiations responded to Minister Ben-Gvir's concerns regarding the emerging deal, saying that new pressures had forced Hamas to compromise.

Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir practically boasted about successfully sabotaging ceasefire agreements over the last year, posting on X Tuesday that “through our political power, we succeeded in preventing this deal from moving forward time and time again.

Jerusalem: 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

Right-wing leaders Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are against any deal with Hamas but Netanyahu has to consider the international pressure to sign the pact

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