SMOTRICH DECIDED to remain in the government after becoming convinced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was committed to removing Hamas as a governing power in Gaza, he says. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Negotiations over Phase 2 of the deal are scheduled to officially begin on Monday,

Asharq Al Awsat Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that he decided to remain in the government after becoming convinced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the new Trump administration were committed to removing Hamas as a governing power from Gaza,

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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.

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.

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 ...

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

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in a delicate position between his coalition and U.S. President Trump, who is pushing for a Gaza ceasefire. The ceasefire's first phase is underway, but pressure mounts from far-right allies for resumed conflict.

Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister ... Smotrich criticised the ceasefire deal which was approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet on Friday.

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that he is collaborating with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on an action plan to implement US President Donald Trump's plan for resettling Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.