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Right-wing members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition expressed their unhappiness with the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Jerusalem: Israel's far-right finance minister has threatened to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition if he doesn't resume the war in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire expires in six weeks.

Talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich regarding the hostage deal progressed significantly on Friday. Smotrich's demands from the prime minister that Israel will continue the war in Gaza and that Israel will have control over the distribution of humanitarian aid have been accepted.

Asharq Al Awsat Israel’s far-right finance minister has threatened to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition if he doesn't resume the war in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire agreement expires in six weeks.

The prime minister’s Likud Party reportedly tried to persuade MK Zvika Fogel to split from Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit.

This was contrary to National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, who resigned from the coalition and government along with his entire party.Smotrich’s office did not respond to repeated queries regarding whether or not there was a signed agreement between him and Netanyahu.

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.

Egypt and Jordan have both rejected the suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and what remains of its pre-war population of 2.3 million moved to the two neighbouring countries.

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