Ben Gvir urges PM to reject Lebanon ceasefire proposal, calling it a ‘grave mistake’

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling it “a grave mistake.”

In a post on X, the ultranationalist Otzma Yehudit leader warns that accepting the ceasefire deal would mean missing out on a “historic” opportunity to destroy the Iran-backed terror group.

Calling it a “grave mistake,” he urges Netanyahu to “listen to the commanders fighting in the field… precisely now, when Hezbollah is beaten and longs for a ceasefire, it is forbidden to stop.”

“It’s not too late to stop this agreement,” he adds. “We must continue until absolute victory!”

Ben Gvir has been categorically opposed to any deal that would see a cessation of hostilities, even temporarily, in both Gaza and Lebanon, and has threatened more than once to pull his party from the coalition in the event that Israel signs a truce agreement.