Israeli Minister: Ceasefire with Hezbollah would be “historically missed opportunity''
Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Interior and Security Minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, said a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah would be a “historically lost opportunity”.
Israeli media quoted him as saying in an interview with Can Radio:
We have a historic opportunity to act decisively in the South. [in Gaza] and north [in Lebanon]. If we stop everything and go backwards, we will miss a historic opportunity.
“It's possible that someone doesn't want to hear my objections,” Bengvir said, referring to the Israeli prime minister's apparent readiness for a deal.
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Media in Israel quotes him in an interview with Kan Radio saying:
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We have a historic opportunity to decisively act in the south [in Gaza] and north [in Lebanon]. If we stop everything and go backwards, we are historically missing out on opportunities.
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“It's possible that someone doesn't want to hear my objections,” Bengvir said, referring to the Israeli prime minister's apparent readiness for a deal.
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Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Middle East crisis.
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Israel’s security cabinet is due to meet on Tuesday to decide on a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon after more than a year of fighting between Israeli forces and the Shia militia Hezbollah.
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Under the deal being considered, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would reportedly withdraw entirely from southern Lebanon, Hezbollah would pull its heavy weapons north of the Litani River, about 16 miles (25km) north of the Israeli border, and the Lebanese army would move in to provide security in the border zone alongside an existing UN peacekeeping force, during an initial 60-day transition phase.
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Israeli ambassador to the US Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained “points to finalise” and that any deal required agreement from the government. But he said “we are close to a deal” and that “it can happen within days.”
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A Guardian investigation has found that Israel used a US munition to target and kill three journalists and wound three more in a 25 October attack in south Lebanon which legal experts have called a potential war crime.
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Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31. Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as in the port city of Tyre. Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds.
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Syrian state television reported Israeli strikes on several bridges in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border on Monday, with the defence ministry reporting two civilians injured in the attacks.
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Weather is compounding the challenges facing displaced people in Gaza, where heavy rains and dropping temperatures are making tents and other temporary shelters uninhabitable. Government officials in the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave said on Monday that nearly 10,000 tents had been swept away by flooding over the past two days, adding to their earlier warnings about the risks facing those sheltering in low-lying floodplains.
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An Israeli strike has wounded the director of Kamal Adwan hospital, one of the few hospitals still partially operating in the northernmost part of Gaza, local and international health officials said. Dr Hossam Abu Safiya was in his office when it was hit by an Israeli quadcopter drone on Sunday, according to the humanitarian organisation MedGlobal.
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According to Haaretz news agency, the head of the Shlomi Regional Council in Israel's far northwest said the ceasefire would be a tactic to buy time until a regime change occurs in the United States.
gabi nieman The letter reportedly said the ceasefire would “buy time” and allow Israel a pause to “assess the situation on the ground.”
He went on to say, “The U.S. government has changed, and things are going to be very different.”
Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Tuesday morning that “dozens of people were killed or injured” in an Israeli attack on a house. Jabaria north of Gaza Strip.
More details coming soon…
In an operational update posted on the official Telegram channel overnight, IsraelThe military claimed, “It was confirmed that approximately 10 projectiles passed through here.'' Lebanon entered Israeli territory,” but some of it was intercepted.
It also reported intercepting a drone that entered Israeli-occupied territory in the Golan region “from the east.” When used by the Israeli military, the expression “from the east” usually means a direction from the east. Iraq.
Israeli Minister: Ceasefire with Hezbollah would be 'historically lost opportunity'
Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Interior and Security Minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, said a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah would be a “historically lost opportunity”.
Israeli media quoted him as saying in an interview with Can Radio:
We have a historic opportunity to act decisively in the South. [in Gaza] and north [in Lebanon]. If we stop everything and go backwards, we will miss a historic opportunity.
“It's possible that someone doesn't want to hear my objections,” Bengvir said, referring to the Israeli prime minister's apparent readiness for a deal.
Opening overview
Welcome to the Guardian's live coverage of the Middle East crisis.
After more than a year of fighting between the Israeli army and the Shiite militia group Hezbollah, Israel's Security Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to decide on a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
Under the deal being considered, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would completely withdraw from southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah would withdraw its heavy weapons north of the Litani River, about 16 miles (25 km) north of the Israeli border, and move into Lebanon. The troops will move alongside existing UN peacekeeping forces to provide security in border areas during an initial 60-day transition phase.
Ambassador of Israel to the United States mike herzog He told Israel Army Radio on Monday that “final points remain to be decided” and that any agreement would require the government's consent. But he said he was “close to a deal” and that “a deal could be reached within the next few days.”
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A Guardian investigation has found that Israel used American ammunition to target and kill three journalists. Three more people were injured in an October 25 attack in southern Lebanon that legal experts said may have been a war crime.
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Israeli forces launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, causing explosions across the country and killing at least 31 people. Israeli airstrikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as the port city of Tire. Military officials said they targeted areas known to be Hezbollah strongholds.
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Syrian state television reported that Israel attacked several bridges in the Qusayr area. Near the Lebanese border On Monday, the Ministry of Defense reported that two civilians were injured in the attack.
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The weather is exacerbating the hardships faced by displaced people in Gaza, where heavy rains and falling temperatures have made tents and other temporary shelters uninhabitable.. Government officials in the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave said on Monday that nearly 10,000 tents had been washed away in the past two days of flooding, raising earlier warnings of the risks faced by people fleeing in low-lying floodplains. further strengthened.
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An Israeli attack injures the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few hospitals still partially operating in the far north of Gaza.said local and international health officials. Dr. Hossam Abu Safiyah was in his office when he was attacked by an Israeli quadcopter drone on Sunday, according to humanitarian organization MedGlobal.
