Israeli Ministers Say U.S.-Iran Deal Does Not Bind Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated their country will not withdraw from land seized in Lebanon after the U.S. and Iran reached an initial agreement extending a ceasefire. Ben-Gvir posted that the agreement does not bind Israel.
The HillIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Monday their country will not withdraw from land seized in Lebanon after the U.S. and Iran reached an initial agreement extending a ceasefire. Ben-Gvir wrote on the social platform X that the agreement does not bind Israel.
Ben-Gvir made their statements after the U.S. and Iran agreed to extend the ceasefire. Ben-Gvir's post was translated from Hebrew.
Israeli political leaders, including Bezalel Smotrich, also reacted to the U.S.-Iran agreement. The statements follow the seizure of land in Lebanon during earlier fighting. >"Trump's agreement does not bind us." — Itamar Ben-Gvir, Monday (The Hill)


