[6] In January 2025, Eliyahu resigned from his ministerial position in response to the three-phase Israel–Hamas war ceasefire proposal,[7] and rejoined the Knesset in accordance with the Norwegian Law.

[6] He was placed 18th on the Yamina list of September 2019 Israeli legislative election, he didn't make into the Knesset since the alliance only won seven seats.

[3][12] On 17 January 2025, Otzma Yehudit held a press conference in which they announced their intention to withdraw from the coalition if the government accepted the three-phase ceasefire proposal.

[4] Eliyahu has criticized both police and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) over alleged preferential treatment towards Palestinians in the West Bank over settlers.

[19] In an interview with Radio Kol Berama during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Eliyahu claimed that the use of nuclear weapons was "one way" when discussing Israel's options in its ongoing military action in the Gaza Strip, adding "The second way is to discover what is important to them, what scares them, what deters them...

His comments were condemned by opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who described it as a "horrifying and insane remark" and urged his firing.

He lives in Rimonim, an Israeli settlement in the Judean Hills east of Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River.