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The deal’s opponents — the Jewish Power party of national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Religious Zionism party of finance minister Bezalel Smotrich — control 13 seats and have threatened to quit the government over the deal.
They worry that the proposal would halt efforts to defeat the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Netanyahu has said Israel would not stop the war without toppling and disarming Hamas — while Hamas insists that any deal must end the Israeli offensive against it in Gaza.
Though the Israeli public has rallied around the war triggered by a Hamas cross-border killing and kidnapping spree on October 7, support has eroded amid worry for the 120 remaining hostages, more than a third of whom are believed to have died.
According to a poll aired by public broadcaster Kan on Sunday, 40% of Israelis support the ceasefire proposal, which was unveiled by US President Joe Biden last week, while 27% are opposed and 33% undecided.
Forty percent of respondents said they believed that if Israel enters the deal it would spell an end to the war, while 34% predicted a resumption of fighting and 26% were undecided.
Asked if Israel would succeed in toppling Hamas, 32% said yes, 42% said no and 26% were undecided, Kan found.
Reuters
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