Israeli Right pressures Benjamin Netanyahu on ceasefire deal

Published January 16, 2025 2:37pm ET



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was dealing with headwinds from his own coalition Thursday after right-wing members expressed their unhappiness with the Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement.

Two members of his governing coalition, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, have repeatedly denigrated several iterations of ceasefire proposals and did so again Wednesday following the announcement that the negotiations had reached the final stages.

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