The eyes weep from happiness with the return of Daniella, Naama, Karina, and Liri,” says Otzma Yehudit party chair Itamar Ben Gvir in response to the release of the four surveillance soldiers from their 15 months of captivity in Gaza.

Just as the ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza was about to take effect, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, pulled the plug on his government position Sunday morning, but there is a strong,

We are all praying together and acting for the return of everyone.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on a telephone call with Eli Albag, father of Liri, “This is a very joyous moment that we waited for for a long time.

The first-stage ceasefire and hostage deal approved by Israel's cabinet on Saturday is a "complete victory for terrorism," Itamar Ben-Gvir said.

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

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

Itamar Ben-Gvir says he will return to Cabinet if the war against Hamas resumes ‘with full force’ to achieve its ‘decisive goals’

It comes as Israeli strikes have killed dozens in Gaza ahead of the truce which is expected to take effect on Sunday.

The resignation of Itamar Ben-Gvir does not threaten the ceasefire ... Ben-Gvir, using a heart emoji in a post on the social media platform X, wrote that Hamas loves Biden. Ben-Gvir's departure does not endanger the ceasefire, and Netanyahu still has ...

He added, "Throughout this period, if Hamas had given a positive response ... on Tuesday evening to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's claim that he had prevented the advancement ...

Netanyahu’s coalition partner Itamar Ben Gvir has already bolted the government over the deal, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to follow suit — which would topple the government — if Israel doesn’t resume fighting after the deal’s 42-day first phase.

Just as the ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza was about to take effect, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, pulled the plug on his government position Sunday morning, but there is a strong,