Amid tensions with Netanyahu: Ben Gvir announces 'very important' statement

Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced a 'very important' political statement to be delivered this evening at 18:10, against the backdrop of tensions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his demand to receive the Defense portfolio. Netanyahu clarified that the portfolio will remain in Likud, and Otzma Yehudit claimed that this is a decision to remove Ben Gvir from the coalition.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced today (Sunday) that he will deliver a 'very important' political statement at 18:10, amid growing tensions between him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement comes after Netanyahu clarified that the Defense portfolio will remain in Likud's hands, contrary to Ben Gvir's demand. In response, the Otzma Yehudit party claimed that this is a decision to remove Ben Gvir from the next coalition and replace him with Gadi Eisenkot and the left. In a previous interview with Channel 14, Ben Gvir said that the decision depends on the public, and if he is elected in large numbers, Netanyahu will give him the position. The article does not include the content of the expected statement.