Ben Gvir slams Israel-Lebanon deal as ‘major mistake,’ demands PM hold cabinet vote
Netanyahu called the U.S.-brokered deal a historic step, while Ben Gvir said Lebanon cannot be trusted to disarm Hezbollah.
- On Friday, Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement in Washington to end the state of war, establishing a trial plan for Lebanese soldiers to reclaim territory and disarm Hezbollah.
- Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the broader Middle East conflict on March 2 by firing rockets at Israel to avenge Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli strikes; Israel responded with heavy airstrikes and ground invasion.
- According to the agreement, Israel and Lebanon "declare their intent to conclusively end the conflict, address its underlying causes, and to therewith formally conclude any state of war between them," including a trial phase for Lebanese forces.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the deal a "historic achievement" and a "blow to Iran and Hezbollah," while National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir asserted "the state of Lebanon will not disarm Hezbollah."
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun described the deal as "a first step" to restoring his country's sovereignty, yet Qassem stated the framework is "humiliating, shameful, and a surrender of sovereignty" and "null and void.
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Ben-Gvir condemns deal signed with Lebanon as 'grave mistake', demands Cabinet vote
'Only IDF soldiers will destroy Hezbollah — no one else will do it for us': National Security Minister attacked the deal signed with Lebanon and condemned the prime minister - especially his call for a 'broad national government'
Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, this Saturday called the framework agreement reached with Lebanon a “big mistake” and announced that he would formally demand the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to call for an urgent vote in the Council of Ministers to reject the pact. “Yes, for now we remain in most of the territory, but the State of Lebanon will not disarm Hezbollah,” the ultra-conservative politician warned on soci…
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The Israeli prime minister says the deal is a blow to Iran and Hezbollah.
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