Despite optimism for a ceasefire agreement, Israel's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, opposes granting concessions to Hamas, raising concerns about the fate of remaining hostages.
Israel ’s far-right finance minister has publicly rejected granting any concessions to Hamas in a ceasefire deal as officials expressed optimism that the warring parties were edging closer to an agreement that would pause fighting and secure the release of hostages from Gaza.
Israeli negotiators held talks with mediators in Doha this week, with US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby saying on Monday that the pair were “getting closer” to a deal before US president-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. But Bezalel Smotrich, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right finance minister, told Kol BaRama radio on Wednesday that the proposal was “not good” for Israeli interests nor for the remaining hostages held in Gaza. “Hamas is at its lowest point since the beginning of the war. This is not the time to give it a lifeline,” Smotrich said. “This is the time to continue pounding and pressuring it so that it returns the hostages — but in its own ‘surrender deal’, not ours.” Smotrich and other far-right members of Netanyahu’s government have consistently opposed halting the Israeli offensive in Gaza and withdrawing forces from the shattered territory. Opposition by the Israeli far right had a decisive role in scuttling a deal this summer, according to several people familiar with previous rounds of talks. National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has also been a vocal critic of any ceasefire deal and repeatedly threatened to topple Netanyahu’s governing coalition if one is reached. The ultranationalist politician’s banner image on social media platform X reads: “Against a Reckless Deal!” The far-right cabinet members made their objections known even as opposition leaders and families of Israelis held by Hamas warned that the lives of the remaining hostages were at risk. Israeli authorities believe that about half of the approximately 100 hostages held in Gaza are no longer alive
ISRAEL HAMAS CEASEFIRE HOSTAGES FAR-RIGHT POLITICS
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