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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Netanyahu’s political survival in hands of far-right ministers

Israel’s far right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2023.
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2023. Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

Israel’s national security minister presented himself before the television cameras to make a statement on Sunday, shortly after leaving a meeting with the country’s prime minister.

Invoking divine support, Itamar Ben-Gvir said he had “warned the prime minister that if God forbids it, Israel will not enter a ceasefire”. He said Benjamin Netanyahu “promised that Israel would enter Rafah, that the war would not end, and promised that there will be no irresponsible deal”.

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