Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich opposed the partial deal Hamas agreed to in a post on X. "Hamas is under great pressure from the occupation of Gaza because it understands this will eliminate it and end the story," he wrote. He explained: "That's why it's trying to stop this by returning to a partial deal. This is exactly why we must not surrender and give the enemy a lifeline. Continue to the end, win and return all the hostages in one phase."