Otzma Yehudit party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir launched a sharp attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's government's policy in the Gaza Strip, accusing the Israeli Security and Political Affairs Council (the cabinet) of succumbing to international pressure regarding humanitarian aid.

The Israeli Minister of Security, who recently resigned from the Israeli government, called in a radio interview he conducted this morning, Sunday, to accelerate the process of displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and considered that Israel "has become a joke in the Middle East."

This came as Israeli Channel 12 reported that Ben Gvir agreed to a request from the government to postpone the introduction of a bill to encourage the emigration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for two weeks, which was scheduled to be discussed today in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation.

According to the channel, this request came with the aim of making room for the Ministerial Council for Security and Political Affairs to discuss the draft law that comes in parallel with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to displace the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian residents.

The report stated that "Ben Gvir agreed to postpone the introduction of the law for only one week," stressing that "implementation must begin" of measures that push Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, within the framework of the law "encouraging the voluntary migration of Gaza Strip residents."

In his radio interview, Ben-Gvir stressed that he was the only cabinet member who opposed the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, considering that "countries do not supply the enemy with fuel, nor do they give it aid that goes into the hands of Hamas." He criticized Netanyahu's handling of American pressure.

"We cannot always act under pressure," Ben-Gvir said. "It is true that standing up to the President of the United States is not easy, but I expected the Prime Minister to tell the truth instead of promoting stories."

Regarding the future of Gaza, Ben Gvir called for the immediate implementation of the "voluntary migration" plan, stressing the need to expedite the project promoted by former US President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and turn the Strip into a real estate investment area.

"Trump says there is time, but from the point of view of Israeli interest, there is no time," Ben-Gvir said, adding that he would not return to the government "unless he begins working to topple Hamas rule" in the Gaza Strip.

At the end of his speech, Ben-Gvir demanded that his party be given responsibility for implementing the emigration plan, saying: “The Ministry of Voluntary Emigration must be in the hands of the Otzma Yehudit party. When the prime minister tells me he is ready, I will be with him.”

Later, Ben Gvir shared a video clip showing the return of Gazans to the areas from which they were displaced in the northeastern Gaza Strip, and said in a post that "the Gazans are approaching Nahal Oz, 300 meters away, and are preparing for the next massacre," as he put it.

"The Israeli army is content with firing warning shots instead of eliminating them," he added. "That's why I cannot be part of a government that implemented the deal and continues to create a more reckless reality," he continued, stressing that he will not return to the government "unless the fighting against Hamas resumes until it is completely eliminated."

The Otzma Yehudit bill stated in its rationale that “the perception is growing among many that the idea of establishing another Palestinian state (implying that Jordan is a Palestinian state), in the areas of the entire Land of Israel, means the elimination of the State of Israel.”

The bill added that its purpose is to "encourage the voluntary departure of Gaza Strip residents. A resident who chooses to do so voluntarily will be required to sign a permit to leave that includes a pledge not to return, and if he leaves for a reasonable period, he will then be granted an economic aid package determined by the Finance Minister in consultation with the Defense Minister. Those responsible for minors will also be required to sign on their behalf a permit to leave and a pledge regarding their non-return."

According to the bill, the "aid basket" will not be granted to a resident of the Gaza Strip if he is convicted of involvement in armed struggle or is arrested on such suspicion. If the "aid basket" is granted to a resident of Gaza and then requests to return to the Strip, even if he was a minor when he left the Strip, he will be required to "return double the aid basket, in addition to the cost of living and interest differences, and to emphasize that as long as he does not meet this, he will not be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria, and the State of Israel. The bill seeks to authorize the Minister of Defense to establish regulations in consultation with the Minister of Finance."