Itamar Ben Gvir’s Jewish Power party are leaving the Israeli government  in protest against the Gaza cease-fire agreement, putting Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary majority at risk.

Jewish Power announced that it was leaving the coalition “in light of the approval of the reckless agreement with the Hamas terrorist organisation.”

Three ministers are leaving the government: Ben Gvir,  head of national security, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, who is in charge of development in the Negev and Galilee, and Amichai Eliyahu, the heritage minister.

Although Ben Gvir has said he will not try to bring down the coalition, his departure leaves Netanyahu’s governing coalition with a razor-thin parliamentary majority.

He sparked outrage last week after claiming that he has repeatedly blocked a potential hostage deal over the past year.

In a video posted to X, Ben-Gvir admitted that he and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich used their political influence to prevent the deal from moving forward, despite ongoing efforts.

Ben-Gvir also claimed that the deal would be a “catastrophe”, claiming that it would not secure the release of all hostages and could lead to the deaths of many Israeli civilians.

He urged Netanyahu to take stronger actions against Hamas and ensure Israel’s security in the long-term.