Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, a staunch opponent of a Gaza ceasefire deal, has launched a campaign to persuade like-minded parliament members to resign from the government if such a deal is approved, Al Jazeera reports.

In recent hours, Ben-Gvir has reportedly met with or contacted several members of Smotrich’s party, urging them to support his resignation threat, with the Israeli Maariv news site describing this as an effective attempt “to orchestrate a political coup against Smotrich”.