<p>Natan Eshel, who is close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will announce his resignation from the government this evening.</p>

Right-wing organizations, hostages families, and bereaved families demonstrate against deal they say will lead to more attacks and abandon most of the remaining hostages.

<p>A diplomatic source says Prime Minister Netanyahu is insistent on finalizing all the details of the hostage deal before bringing it to the vote of the Security Cabinet and the government.</p><p>"Just as he refused Hamas's demands to change the deployment of troops in on the Philadelphi Corridor and just as he stood firmly against Hamas's other demands today, which deviate from the understandings that were reached during the negotiations. It seems that this insistence bears fruit, but until the matters are completely finalized, Prime Minister Netanyahu will not convene the Cabinet and government.'</p>

<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is demanding signed guarantees from Netanyahu regarding the return to war after the first stage of the deal, Channel 12 reported.</p>

Demonstrators blocking Begin Boulevard in Jerusalem in protest of hostage deal

<p>Earlier on Thursday evening, a vehicle swerved at high speed and hit a security guard from the Crossing Authority of the Ministry of Defense at the Eliyahu Crossing.</p><p>The driver, suspected of carrying out a car ramming attack, was arrested, and the security guard, who was lightly injured, was evacuated for medical treatment.</p>

Religious Zionist party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, clarifies that it opposes a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal with Hamas, but will remain in government if fighting resumes following the first stage of the deal.

Families of fallen soldiers set up display of coffins draped in Israeli flags and warn that the current ceasefire deal will lead to many more coffins for IDF soldiers.