Israel’s opposition leader has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to heed US President Joe Biden’s call for a Gaza truce under which Hamas would free hostages, and offered to support the government should far-right coalition partners bolt, Reuters reports.

“The government of Israel cannot ignore President Biden’s consequential speech. There is a deal on the table and it should made,” Yair Lapid said in an X post.

“I remind Netanyahu that he has a safety net from us for a hostage-release deal if [Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Bezalel] Smotrich leave the government.”