Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that stopping the war in exchange for the release of all detainees in Gaza is a “plan to eliminate Israel,” while Ben Gvir threatened to dissolve the Israeli government if the war in the Gaza Strip stopped.

On Tuesday, the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, threatened to dissolve the Israeli government if an agreement was reached that would lead to an end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, while the Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, considered that stopping the war in exchange for the release of all detainees in Gaza is a “plan to eliminate” Israel."

This came in light of reports of discussions to conclude a new agreement for a “long-term truce” that includes the release of all detainees in Gaza, including soldiers, and the release of a large number of Palestinian prisoners “convicted of killing Israelis.”

In a very brief post, on his account on the “X” platform, coinciding with talk about a possible new agreement for a long-term humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip, Ben Gvir said: “Ceasing the war equals dissolving the government.”

Earlier Tuesday, Smotrich said that stopping the war in exchange for the release of all detainees in Gaza is a “plan to eliminate Israel,” in a blog post on the “X” platform, in response to the Arab affairs commentator on Israeli Army Radio, Jackie Hoji.

“A proposal will soon be put forward to the Israeli government and society: the release of all hostages, including soldiers, in exchange for an end to the war,” Hoji wrote; “(This) is not on the agenda, not even as a proposal,” Smotrich responded.

The Finance Minister claimed that “there is no discussion on this issue at all,” and added, “This is a plan to eliminate the State of Israel.” He continued, "We will continue until absolute victory and the elimination of Hamas."

In another tweet, Smotrich responded to a post by the political correspondent in the newspaper "Israel Hayom", Sherit Avitan Cohen, in which he said: "(Release) thousands of terrorists in exchange for captured soldiers; (in addition to) a ceasefire or extension of the truce indefinitely."

It added, "Also, the reconstruction of Gaza under Qatari sponsorship; Egypt and Hamas are plotting a deal from hell for Israel." It continued, “Who will stop it?” Smotrich responded by saying, “This will not happen.”

Source: Arab48