Netanyahu's national security minister threatens to QUIT if ceasefire deal is signed - as Hamas-Israel agreement and hostage talks to be finalised TODAY

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security minister has threatened to quit if a ceasfire deal is signed. Netanyahu claimed that Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of the latest tabled deal - that would see fighting in the Gaza Strip paused and the release dozens of Israeli hostages. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has threatened to quit if a ceasfire deal is signed Ben-Gvir said in a statement: 'If this irresponsible deal is approved and implemented, we the members of Jewish Power will submit letters of resignation to the prime minister' Supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, gather to demand a deal that will bring back all the hostages held in Gaza on January 14 Hundreds of people, demanding the immediate return of prisoners held by Hamas, gather with banners and photos in Tel Aviv on January 15 Ben-Gvir also urged Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who described the deal as a 'catastrophe,' to join him in an attempt to prevent a ceasefire, Reuters report. Smoke rises behind destroyed buildings as Israeli bombardments on the Gaza Strip continue A Palestinian man and child look on from a tent in Gaza City, ahead of a ceasefire set to take effect on Sunday Shoes stained with blood rest near the body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli strike It earlier accused Hamas of backtracking on an understanding that he said would give Israel a veto over which prisoners convicted of murder would be released in exchange for hostages. Activists representing families of Israelis who were killed during the war in Gaza block a road during a protest against the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Jerusalem on Thursday Hundreds of people, demanding the immediate return of prisoners held by Hamas, gather to protest against Netanyahu and his government in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 15 US President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy joined the talks in the final weeks, and both the outgoing administration and Trump's team are taking credit for the breakthrough.