Israeli security minister pushes to resume Gaza war
Posted on: Oct 20, 2025 19:24 IST | Posted by: Rt
Israeli subject certificate government minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the recommencement of armed services operations in Gaza now that Hamas has returned the remaining living Israeli hostages.
On Sunday, Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire and carried out several airstrikes on what it called militant targets, killing at least 28 people, according to Reuters. Hamas has denied claims of ceasefire violations, saying it remains committed to the truce.
The release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners marked the first phase of the ceasefire brokered under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan earlier this month. Hamas freed the last 20 living captives and returned the remains of 12 others last week. The group said it had met its obligations but faced difficulties retrieving all the bodies due to Gaza’s devastation and continued Israeli control in some areas.
According to Ben-Gvir, however, the truce with Hamas is not a “done deal.”
“We have the opportunity right now, especially today, to stop everything and say: ‘Wait a moment, the hostages, thankfully, have returned, which was our key demand…And now we need to go back to war, we need to take action against [Hamas] immediately,’” the minister said in a televised interview on Monday.
Ben-Gvir, widely known for his hard-line rhetoric, leads the right-wing Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, which is part of Israel’s governing coalition under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Before entering politics in 2019, he was a far-right activist and attorney who defended Jewish extremists. In 2007, Ben-Gvir was convicted of incitement to racism and supporting a terrorist organization, receiving a suspended sentence and a fine.
Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected in Israel on Monday to discuss the next phase of the US president’s ceasefire plan.
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