Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich released a video in which he said, "Unfortunately, during the last cabinet meeting, I lost faith that the Prime Minister can and wants to lead the IDF to decisive victory." According to him, "Netanyahu and the cabinet surrendered to weaknesses, allowed emotion to overcome reason and decided again to do more of the same thing. This is not how you achieve victory, this is not how you return hostages, this is not how you win a war. For the first time since the beginning of the war, I feel that I simply cannot stand behind this decision and support it. My conscience does not allow it."