Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement as a “blow” to Iran and Hezbollah , Benjamin Netanyahu described the ceasefire agreement Israel – Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a press conference he gave in Hebrew, after welcoming the agreement – framework reached yesterday with Lebanon under the auspices of the United States, calling it “a blow” to Iranand Hezbollah.
““We have reached a historic agreement for the State of Israel, following direct negotiations with Lebanon,” Benjamin Netanyahu stated during a televised press briefing. “This is a blow we have dealt to Iran and Hezbollah,” he added.
Benjamin Netanyahu stated, however, that under the new agreement “Israel has the freedom of action to prevent any threat against IDF soldiers in Lebanon, including so-called emerging threats”.
Specifically, Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Our freedom of action is the freedom to prevent any threat against IDF soldiers. This is a clear directive to IDF soldiers. I have said it before and I will say it again: If you identify a threat, act. Not only do you have the right to act—you have the obligation to act against an immediate threat.”
Referring to the strikes against Hezbollah, Benjamin Netanyahu said: “In accordance with these guidelines, 200 Hezbollah terrorists have been killed in the last two weeks, including in incidents where there was no immediate threat in the sense that something was right next to you, but where soldiers identified emerging threats, such as when a group of soldiers spotted seven terrorists (ed. note: from Hezbollah) entering a building.”
Objections from Ben-Gvir
For his part, the Minister of National Security and far-right politician Itamar Ben – Gvir expressed the exact opposite view from Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the bilateral agreement. Itamar Ben – Gvir described the framework agreement with Lebanon as a “huge mistake,” rejecting any credibility on the part of the Lebanese state to disarm Hezbollah.
“Certainly, we currently remain in most of the territory (of Lebanon), but the Lebanese state will not disarm Hezbollah,” Itamar Ben-Gvir stated via Telegram.
“Moreover, the Lebanese government has ministers from Hezbollah. Consequently, we cannot trust Lebanon to confiscate this organization’s weapons, which only Israeli soldiers will destroy,” stressed Itamar Ben-Gvir.
