US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration has saved Israel, which he called "nuclear annihilation", despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's objections to the agreement with Iran.
Trump added of Netanyahu: "He's a very tough guy, and frankly he should be grateful to us for what we've done, because if Iran had a nuclear weapon, Israel wouldn't have been there for more than two hours."
The U.S. president praised his Chinese counterparts Xi Jinping and Russian Vladimir Putin for their role in helping to reach a settlement, while sharply criticizing Netanyahu, accusing him of carrying out attacks that nearly derailed the final deal.
Ben-Gvir: The Trump deal does not bind us to anything
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday attacked the agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East on various fronts, including in Lebanon, stressing that Israel is not bound by its terms.
The far-right minister said on his Telegram channel: "The Trump deal does not commit us to anything... We are not a party to it, and it does not guarantee our security."
"We must accept nothing less than the dismantling of Hizbullah, and we must not withdraw from any inch of territory that our soldiers have seized and cleared of terrorist infrastructure (in Lebanon)," he said.
Former Israeli War Minister: Tehran came out stronger
Former Israeli War Minister Moshe Ya'alon has warned that current policies in the West Bank and confrontation with Iran could lead Israel to "serious collapses," in light of the escalation of violence and the decline of political solutions.
Ya'alon said in statements quoted by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that the government's continued approach in the Palestinian territories perpetuates "an effective apartheid regime," noting that the Israeli security services are unable to control settler violence.
In a related context, he considered that the recent war against Iran "failed to achieve its goals" and that Tehran came out of it stronger, warning that the upcoming agreement between Washington and Tehran may give Iran an opportunity to rearrange its regional power.
Ya'alon concluded by calling on the Israeli opposition to form a unified political bloc to confront the current government, stressing that the continuation of the status quo threatens the identity of the state and its political future.
Comments (0)