Ben Gvir issues new threat: Netanyahu will be ousted If Gaza deal proceeds

Published June 2nd, 2024 - 05:19 GMT
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir greets supporters as he arrives to join a protest organised by the families of soldiers killed in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, calling for the continuation of the war efforts, in Jerusalem on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir threatened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the White House National Security Council spokeswoman expressed hope about a prisoner swap arrangement with Hamas.

Ben Gvir uploaded a video on his X platform account on Sunday threatening that "we will dissolve the government." if Netanyahu pursues the pact.

Ben Gvir called the American prisoner swap arrangement reckless and said it would imply forsaking Hamas' destruction.

In an ABC News interview, John Kirby said Washington expects Israel to embrace Biden's offer if Hamas does. CBS News received confirmation from an Israeli official that Netanyahu and the Security Cabinet had authorized the idea.

Biden's Gaza ceasefire plan was previously supported by the Palestinian movement. Netanyahu's political strategist, Ofir Falk, admitted today that the proposal was imperfect and needed clarity. However, he said it might free all Israeli captives in Gaza since October 7.

Biden's three-stage proposal aims to gradually achieve a Gaza ceasefire, release all detainees in return for hundreds of Palestinian captives, remove Israeli soldiers from the Strip, and begin rebuilding.

 

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