The head of a regional council in Israel resigned live on air from the ruling Likud party, saying the reason was the failure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to fulfill the promises made to help the residents of the Gaza Envelope amid the war with Hamas movement.

Tamir Idan was managing the Sdot Negev regional council adjacent to the besieged Gaza Strip, and the council includes the city of Netivot and 16 small settlements, such as Alumim and Kfar Maimon.

Idan announced his resignation from the Likud party during an interview with Channel 12 on Israeli television, calling on party members to resign from it.

He said: "I announce my resignation from the ruling Likud party, and I blame the Israeli government, and I call on all my friends and the central committee members of the Likud party to do the same in light of this severe failure."

Idan was reading the written text of his resignation which he said he sent to Netanyahu.

The Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, launched a surprise attack on October 7 on the settlements and Israeli military bases surrounding the strip.

The attack resulted in the killing of 1,400 Israelis and the capture of 240 others.

Israel responded by declaring war on the movement and bombed Gaza frantically, causing the death of 9,000 Palestinians so far, mostly civilians.

Due to the attack and the subsequent war, the Israeli areas surrounding Gaza became almost deserted.

Israeli authorities evacuated 250,000 people from these settlements to other areas inside Israel.

However, Netanyahu's government faced severe criticism and even mockery, as aside from the astonishing security failure against Hamas, it did not provide sufficient support to the residents of these areas, according to the "Times of Israel" newspaper.