Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich indicates he is still undecided whether to support the emerging hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas. After several consultations, including with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the far-right Religious Zionism leader issues a video statement saying that 'we are at a crucial and fateful moment for the security, future and existence of the State of Israel.' Smotrich does not indicate how he plans to vote, stating that his only priority is 'how to fully achieve the goals of the war, total victory, the complete military and civil destruction of Hamas, and returning the hostages home.'
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