Channel 12 reporter and political commentator Amit Segal says that Itamar Ben Gvir's attacks on Netanyahu are just for show.

While Smotrich and Ben Gvir's parties oppose the deal and Likud is divided, Aryeh Deri's Shas announced complete support for a deal, saying it fulfills the commandment of redeeming captives.

Political sources believe Gideon Sa'ar will make good on his promise to leave the government, after his demand to be made part of the war cabinet was rejected.

The decision came in the wake of opposition from the State Camp party and with the support of Defense Minister Gallant.

Veteran political correspondent, Amnon Abramovich, wrote an opinion column asking if Ben Gvir might succeed where the Hamas leader has failed. Surfers were furious: "Are you out of your mind?"

A large number of ministers and MKs have already come out strongly against the reported American plan to establish a Palestinian state after the release of hostages. 

Dozens of ministers and MKs attended a conference devoted to renewing Jewish settlement of the Gaza Strip, held in Jerusalem and attended by thousands.

A new poll by Channel 14 and Direct Plus polling shows Likud recovering much of its strength and Benny Gantz's party sliding from its high in the first months of the war.

Likud and Yesh Atid remain stuck in the mid-teens, while Ben Gvir is catching up and Smotrich hovers over the electoral threshold.

Smotrich responds to the American condemnation of his words on the subject of encouraging the immigration of Gaza's Arabs: "A small country like ours cannot afford a reality where a hotbed of hatred and terrorism exists four minutes away from our settlements."

Due to pressure from Smotrich and Ben Gvir, the cabinet discussion of the "day after" in Gaza has been delayed, and may only happen in the expanded cabinet.

Security and rescue forces participated in the lighting of the menorah on the eight night of Hannukah, along with Knesset Chairman Amir Ohana and the National Security Minister, where they told their harrowing personal stories.

The National Security Ministry provided the Knesset committee with the number of requests submitted, rejected, and approved as part of a discussion of the broader arming of the public.

During the cabinet meeting, many ministers opposed the possibility of Palestinian laborers entering to work in Israeli territory. Minister Ben-Gvir: "I'm not saying that everyone comes to murder, but everyone is exposed to incitement."

The defense cabinet decided to approve the decision of the war cabinet to allow fuel into the Gaza Strip to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. Ben Gvir and Smotrich opposed the decision.

The cabinet is expected to convene this evening earlier than planned following American pressure on increasing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip with an emphasis on the introduction of fuel. In the environment of Minister Ben-Gvir they say that he will oppose the introduction of fuel.

Having previously argued that Palestinian terrorist groups need to lay down their arms to allow the formation of a Palestinian state, Abbas clarified his statement after fierce criticism.

Yossi Fuchs tweeted today and referred to reports of a general ceasefire in exchange for the return of all the hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip, and wrote that these are fake news.

The chairman of Otzma Yehudit Minister Ben-Gvir announced on social media that any move to end the war at this stage will lead to the complete dissolution of the government by his party.