Two Israeli far-right ministers on Monday denounced the deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war, including in Lebanon, insisting their country was not bound by it.
“Trump’s agreement does not bind us… we are not party to this agreement. It does not safeguard our security,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on his Telegram channel, in what was the first reaction from an Israeli official to the deal.
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“We must not settle for anything less than the dismantling of Hezbollah. We must not withdraw from a single inch of territory that our soldiers have captured and cleared of terrorist infrastructure,” he said.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also echoed the sentiment, calling the deal “bad for Israel”.
“The joint (US-Israel) campaign achieved many successes in weakening Iran, and those achievements have not been in vain,” Smotrich said.
“We will have to continue the campaign to bring down the regime ourselves, using creative means, and ensure that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons.”
Smotrich also called for a stronger campaign in Lebanon.
“We will be judged in Lebanon. This is our war, our soldiers, and the immediate security of our northern residents,” he said.
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“I will continue working to ensure that we stand firm on our position and allow the IDF complete freedom of action to continue pushing Hezbollah farther away.”
