- Benjamin Netanyahu is facing significant domestic backlash in Israel over the Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, with critics accusing him of presiding over “the worst political disaster in history”.
- Opposition leaders, including opposition leader Yair Lapid and former prime minister Naftali Bennett, have accused the Israeli Prime Minister of “arrogance, negligence and lack of strategic planning”, which has failed to achieve war goals.
- There is growing international outcry regarding ongoing Israeli strikes on Lebanon, which have killed 1,700 people, including 130 children, and displaced over a million.
- Despite the ceasefire with Iran, Mr Netanyahu and the White House say the truce does not apply to Lebanon, where Israel continues attacks against Hezbollah.
- Spain, France, the UK, and the EU have urged for the ceasefire to be extended to Lebanon, with some questioning whether Israel's actions constitute self-defence.
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