However, if the minister resigns his position in government, he returns to the Knesset, and pushes out the last MK on the list.
Several family members called on recently inaugurated President Donald Trump to bring the "extremists" in the Israeli government coalition to heel.
“Welcome home, but if we do not topple Hamas, the next October 7 is at the doorstep. We must return to war and destruct,” Ben-Gvir wrote.
Smotrich resigned in order to become an MK again under the Norwegian Law, which enables a few ministers to resign their positions as MKs to fully focus on their roles as ministers.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision "just," adding the sanctions "a severe act of blatant foreign interference in Israel's internal affairs."
Amsalem’s statement appeared to contradict numerous statements by Smotrich himself.
“I have a national responsibility for victory and security, and I am ready to pay the price," the Finance Minister wrote.
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