Israeli Finance Minister threatens to break up coalition if Netanyahu does not invade Rafah

The Israeli Minister of Finance and also the Minister of Defense, Bezalel Smotrichthreatened this Sunday to dismember the prime minister’s coalition government, Benjamin Netanyahuif this one doesn’t invade as promised Rafathe southernmost part of the Gaza strip.

“If you decide to wave a white flag and cancel the occupation order Rafa immediately to complete the mission to destroy Hamas and restore the safety of southern residents and citizens of Israel“, like this “return all our kidnapped brothers and sisters to their homes, the government led by you will have no right to exist,” Smotrich said today in a videotaped message addressed to Netanyahu.

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“Accepting the Egyptian agreement is a humiliating surrender and guarantees victory for the Nazis on the backs of hundreds of heroic soldiers“Smotrich added in his message, in which he also described any truce agreement as “a death sentence”for the 133 kidnapped people who remain in Linkalthough 105 former captives, the majority of those released so far, were exchanged for 240 Palestinian prisoners in the only November truce.

In turn, the Minister of the War Cabinet, Benny Gantzcontradicted Smotrich and assured that if the Government does not agree to a pact, supported by the Security Cabinet and that “does not mean the end of war in Gaza”, then he should stop governing.

“Entering Rafah is important in the long fight against Hamas. The return of our kidnapped people, abandoned by the government on 7/10, is urgent and of much greater importance” he added.

The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvirtoday retweeted a message from his X account from January 30th, in which he threatened with “dissolution of government”in the event of a truce agreement.

His words came after Hamas confirmed that it had received, in the early hours of Saturday, a final counter-proposal for a truce following recent negotiations in Cairowhere a delegation from the Islamic group is expected to disembark tomorrow.

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And also days after new protests took place across Israel to demand that Netanyahu release the hostages and early elections, simultaneous with the unprecedented protests on US university campuses, calling for the US president to rule, Joe Bidennot support the war in Gaza.

Netanyahu won the November 1, 2022 elections and won 64 of the 120 seats in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) thanks to its coalition with far-right forces Religious Zionism by Smotrich, Jewish Power by anti-Arab Itamar Ben Gvir and Noam by homophobe Avi Maozas well as with the two ultra-Orthodox parties: JUT It is Shas.

Source: Elcomercio

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