According to Israeli media reports, the Israeli government approved the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement in the morning of the 10th, while Israeli far-right officials, National Security Minister Ben-Gevre and Israeli Treasury Minister Smotrich voted against the Israeli government meeting to discuss the Gaza ceasefire.

Why did the Israeli far-right persist in voting against it and what impact would this have on the implementation of the ceasefire and the achievement of the next phase?

Two major elements of the ceasefire agreement against the far right

Dean of the Chinese Arab National Institute of Research at Ningxia University ţдº:There were two main reasons why Israeli far-right parties opposed the agreement. The first reason was related to the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas. The agreement stipulated that Israel would release 1950 Palestinians imprisoned in its prisons, of whom 250 were sentenced to life imprisonment. A total of 303 Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment in Israeli prisons, many of whom were key leaders of Hamas, Fatah and the People¡¯s Front, were defined as terrorists and considered to be serious crimes, and Israel firmly opposed the release of this portion. The second reason was related to the Israeli agreed ¡°20-point¡± plan. The plan called for Israel¡¯s future commitment to a permanent ceasefire, that is to end the war, which was opposed by the Israeli far-right party.

Far-right opposition will affect the second phase of negotiations

Dean of the Chinese Arab National Institute of Research at Ningxia University ţдº:Based on both of these reasons, the ministers of the Israeli far-right party have basically voted against, which will have a significant impact on the future implementation of the agreement, especially the second phase. The implementation of the first phase of the agreement has been approved by a majority at the conference, although far-right forces oppose but represent a minority, so after the first phase passed, far-right forces have a smaller impact on the implementation.

Dean of the Chinese Arab National Institute of Research at Ningxia University ţдº:An important element of the second phase of negotiations is the disarmament of Hamas and Israel's commitment to a permanent end to the war. However, the far-right forces are firmly opposed to Israel permanently ending the war before Hamas is eliminated. At present, Hamas has not been completely eliminated and still has its own armed forces. Therefore, the far-right forces threatened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if Israel promised to permanently end the war in the second phase, the far-right party would withdraw from Netanyahu's government. This will have two consequences. First, Netanyahu's government will become a minority government, which will put some pressure on him; Second, during the second phase of negotiations, far-right forces may have an influence on Netanyahu, thereby affecting whether Israel will agree to the relevant content of the second phase.