Itamar Ben-Gvir (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר [itaˈmaʁ benˈgviʁ]; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of National Security from 2022 until 2025. [2] He and his party left the government on 19 January 2025 in protest of the Israeli–Palestinian prisoner exchange. [3] His resignation went into effect after 48 hours. [4]

Jan 19, 2025 · The resignation of Itamar Ben-Gvir does not threaten the ceasefire, but it does weaken Netanyahu’s governing coalition. If other far-right lawmakers leave the government — as Ben-Gvir has encouraged them to do — the prime minister could lose his parliamentary majority, potentially forcing early elections.

Jan 19, 2025 · Ben-Gvir opposed the deal because it requires Israel to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and to withdraw troops from Gaza’s southern border with Egypt — and because it leaves open the possibility of Hamas staying in power in Gaza. Ahead of the resignation, he said the ceasefire was “reckless” and would “destroy all of Israel’s achievements.”

CAIRO – 19 January 2025: Israeli’s hard-line National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and two other ministers from the far-right Jewish Power Party (Otzma Yehudit) submitted their resignation on Sunday as Israel and Hamas moved forward with their Gaza ceasefire deal.

Jan 19, 2025 · FILE - Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government, attends a weekly cabinet meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, in Jerusalem.

Jan 19, 2025 · Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has resigned from the country’s ruling coalition in protest against the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, his Jewish Power party announced on Sunday.

Jan 19, 2025 · FILE - Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister of national security in Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, attends a weekly cabinet meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, in Jerusalem. (Atef Safadi/Pool Photo via AP ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of National Security, resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet in protest against the Gaza ceasefire deal signed between Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Israeli government.

Jan 14, 2025 · Itamar Ben-Gvir (born May 6, 1976, Mevaseret Zion, Israel) is an Israeli lawyer and politician who since 2019 has led the far-right party Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit).

Jan 14, 2025 · Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks while a conference on the resettlement of the Gaza Strip takes place, at an unspecified location in southern Israel, October 21, 2024.