Israel far-right security minister says will vote against Gaza deal
Ben Gvir said the deal proposes releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
October 09, 2025 18:48
JERUSALEM: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Thursday he would vote against a US-sponsored Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas as it proposes releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
“The heart of all of us fills with joy... at the fact that all the hostages are expected to return... However, alongside this joy, it is absolutely forbidden to ignore the question of the price: the release of thousands of terrorists, including 250 murderers who are expected to be freed from prisons. This is an unbearable heavy price,” Ben Gvir wrote on X.
