Jewish Power party ministers Itamar Ben Gvir, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Amichai Eliyahu to resign from their positions, party says in
Israeli far-right party Jewish Power announced Saturday that it would leave the Israeli coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and that its leader, Itamar Ben-Gvir, would step down as national security minister on Sunday.
In light of the approval of the "reckless" agreement with Hamas, "the Otzma Yehudit party will submit letters of resignation from the government and the coalition tomorrow morning, and ministers Ben Gvir, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and Amichai Eliyahu, as well as committee chairs MKs (members of Knesset) Zvika Fogel, Limor Son Har-Melech, and MK Yitzhak Kroizer, will leave their positions," according to the official Israeli Broadcasting Authority, citing a statement issued by the political party.
Earlier on Thursday, Ben Gvir expressed his intention to resign as national security minister and his party to leave the coalition government if the agreement was approved.
The Israeli government approved a cease-fire and prisoner exchange agreement in the Gaza Strip late Friday during an hours-long Cabinet meeting, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
