Israeli minister: Ceasefire deal with Lebanon doesn’t achieve war's goals
Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says the agreement between Israel and Lebanon does not achieve the war's goals of returning the settlers of the north to their homes safely
“This is not a ceasefire. It's a return to the concept of silence for silence, and we've already seen where it leads. This agreement does not meet the goal of the war -- to return the residents of the north safely home,” Gvir said on Tuesday.
“An agreement with the Lebanese army is an agreement on ice. The Lebanese army does not have the authority at all, and certainly not the ability to overcome Hezbollah,” he stated.
“In order to leave Lebanon, we must have our own security belt. We have already seen it, that we must not trust anyone but ourselves,” he lamented.
Earlier in the day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he backs a ceasefire deal in Lebanon after he convened his "security cabinet" to discuss the proposal put forward by the United States and France.
The cabinet approved the ceasefire following two months of intensified attacks on Lebanon, Israeli Channel 12 reported.
The United States and France are expected to announce the ceasefire deal in a joint statement.
Lebanon's parliament will meet on Wednesday morning to discuss the agreement.
Speaking in a televised address on Tuesday, Netanyahu said the length of the ceasefire depended on Hezbollah. “We will maintain full freedom of movement… if Hezbollah moves rockets into position we will attack.”
The Israeli regime initiated its full-scale war on Lebanon in late September when Netanyahu announced updated war objectives, emphasizing a determination to return hundreds of thousands of settlers to their homes in northern occupied Palestine.
Israeli military commanders pledged to eradicate Hezbollah and eliminate its presence in southern Lebanon. However, they were ultimately compelled to accept a ceasefire agreement without achieving any of those goals.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said Netanyahu's cabinet was "dragged into an agreement with Hezbollah, currently, the northern towns are destroyed, the lives of the residents have collapsed, and the army is exhausted."
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