Overview

• Kan News reported that Bezalel Smotrich and several allies will vote against the agreement on principle but will not move to dissolve the government during the first stage.
• Smotrich criticized the pause in Gaza operations as a mistake and set a red line on full demilitarization of the strip.
• Itamar Ben-Gvir warned his party would exit the coalition if Hamas continues to exist after all hostages are freed, though associates say he intends to stay for now and vote against the deal.
• Netanyahu held a tense two-hour meeting with Ben-Gvir and Smotrich as he sought to keep the coalition intact following their threats.
• The Trump 21-point framework Netanyahu endorsed would free all Israeli hostages and establish an internationally monitored transitional authority in Gaza with strict demilitarization guarantees, while ruling out annexation or resettlement.