Disagrees with ceasefire agreement, Israeli far-right party leaves ruling coalition

The three ministers of the Jewish Force party, including Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, resigned. This announcement, however, does not bring down the government of Benyamin Netanyahu, which still benefits from a narrow majority in Parliament.

For Benjamin Netanyahu, the consequences of the truce in the Gaza Strip are also political. The Jewish Force party of far-right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced on Sunday January 19 that it was leaving the ruling coalition due to a disagreement with the Prime Minister. “Following the approval of the scandalous agreement with the terrorist group Hamas (…) the [trois] ministers of the Jewish Force party recently presented their letters of resignation”, thus makes known the formation of Itamar Ben Gvir, who was Minister of National Security. This announcement does not bring down the government, which still benefits from a narrow majority in Parliament.

While the ceasefire agreement came into force on Sunday, almost three hours late due to a delay in Hamas' publication of the names of the released hostages, this truce remains fragile. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar notably warned on Sunday against a persistence of “regional instability” if the Palestinian Islamist movement remains in power in Gaza. On Saturday, Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel was reserving “the right to resume the war” at any time, “with the support of the United States”.