Bezalel Smotrich's message comes as the government prepares to vote on its demands for the second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Sunday against accepting Hamas’s demands for ending the war in Gaza in exchange for the remaining hostages being held by the terrorist group.
“This bright red line must not be crossed. We will not attempt to take political steps as part of a deal to release hostages,” tweeted Smotrich, who heads the Religious Zionism Party.
The party has vowed to pull out of the coalition unless the fight to dismantle Hamas is resumed after the first phase of the ceasefire, which began on Jan. 19 and ends on March 1. If it does so, and votes against the coalition in the Knesset, the government could fall, triggering early elections.