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Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's far-right National Security Minister, who resigned over the ceasefire deal shortly before it was to take effect, said the remaining hostages in Gaza should be released through the use of force, not diplomacy.
Ben Gvir welcomed the release of Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher, but compared the agreement that secured their freedom to a "surrender."
"Romi, Doron and Emily, we are happy and excited about your return. We look forward to the return of the remaining hostages – through the use of force, stopping fuel supplies, stopping humanitarian aid, and not through surrender ," Ben Gvir said in X.
Ben Gvir resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government earlier Sunday, along with two other ministers from the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party. The move is expected to seriously weaken Netanyahu's coalition, but not necessarily to the point of collapse.
A spokesman for Ben Gvir told CNN that his post as national security minister lasts 48 hours after his resignation.
Separately, Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister, said he was "overjoyed" at the return of the three hostages, despite also opposing the deal that brought them home. Like Ben Gvir, Smotrich has argued for months against any cessation of hostilities with Hamas in Gaza.
Smotrich has not resigned over the agreement, but has threatened to do so if Israel does not resume fighting after the end of the first phase of the ceasefire.
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