Ben-Gvir is a hard-line supporter of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: Reuters)

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Thursday said his party, Otzma Yehudit, will vote against the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Israel has agreed to release hundreds of Palestinians from its prisons in exchange for Hamas freeing the 48 hostages from its captivity.

Ben-Gvir rejects Gaza ceasefire

Ben-Gvir has slammed the exchange deal, calling it an “unbearable price” to be paid to reach a Gaza agreement.

Ben-Gvir also said that he told PM Netanyahu that he would not be part of any government “that will allow Hamas rule to continue in Gaza”.

“If the Hamas rule is not dismantled, or if we are only told that it is dismantled while in reality it will

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