Ben-Gvir's party's return is crucial for Netanyahu to pass the state budget before the end of the month, as failure would collapse the government.

The treaty bans signatories from acquiring, producing, stockpiling or using anti-personnel mines, which are designed to be buried or hidden on the ground.

At least 404 Palestinians have been killed and 562 injured as Israel launched a large-scale assault on Gaza, breaking the fragile two-month ceasefire with Palestinian resistance group Hamas.