Minister: Israel won’t allow Trump to make a peace deal with Iran
Israel's Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated that the country will not allow US President Donald Trump to negotiate a peace deal with Iran. His comments came as Israel intensified its military actions in Lebanon, which some view as an attempt to disrupt ongoing negotiations. The situation has resulted in significant casualties and displacement in Lebanon amid accusations of ceasefire violations by Israel.
- ▪Israel's Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir expressed that the Israeli government cannot allow a peace deal between the US and Iran.
- ▪Israel conducted over 120 airstrikes in southern Lebanon, resulting in at least 31 deaths and many injuries.
- ▪More than 1 million people in Lebanon have been displaced due to Israeli bombardments and forced evacuations.
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As Israel launched a new bombardment of Lebanon on Tuesday, its far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir suggested that it was trying to derail ongoing peace negotiations between US President Donald Trump and Iran. During a press briefing on Tuesday, the influential settler-politician railed against the possibility of a deal to end the war as it neared the three-month mark and said the whole Israeli Cabinet was in agreement. “I know that Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and all of us members of the Cabinet … as the government of Israel cannot allow this to happen,” Ben-Gvir said in Hebrew.
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