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ISRAEL: Ministers Downplay Prospects Of Ceasefire In Lebanon Or Gaza

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Following on from a Sky News report earlier today (see 'ISRAEL: Sky News-US Offs. Expect Ceasefire In Lebanon 'In Coming Hours', 0857BST), Israeli ministers have downplayed this prospect. Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that 'there will be no ceasefire in the north, we will continue to fight against Hezbollah'. Wires report the IDF stating that it is currently attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. 

  • The ultranationalist members of the governing coalition, including Finance Minister Belazel Smotrich, whose National Religious Party–Religious Zionism denounced the prospect of a ceasefire, saying that "The enemy must not be given time to recover from the heavy blows he received and to reorganize for the continuation of the war after 21 days,".
  • Earlier, comments from PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the PM had not given his response to a US-French led ceasefire proposal. Says that he has instructed the IDF to 'keep fighting at full power', and that the fighting in Gaza will 'continue until all war goals are achieved'.
  • Netanyahu's gov't relies on the ultranationalist parties of Smotrich and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for its majority. Both are deeply opposed to ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon without the destruction of Hamas and Hezbollah respectively. As such, any move towards ceasefires could imperil the PM's position.
  • The exchange of fire continues in both directions, with Hezbollah targeting defence industry complexes near the northern city of Haifa.
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Following on from a Sky News report earlier today (see 'ISRAEL: Sky News-US Offs. Expect Ceasefire In Lebanon 'In Coming Hours', 0857BST), Israeli ministers have downplayed this prospect. Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that 'there will be no ceasefire in the north, we will continue to fight against Hezbollah'. Wires report the IDF stating that it is currently attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. 

  • The ultranationalist members of the governing coalition, including Finance Minister Belazel Smotrich, whose National Religious Party–Religious Zionism denounced the prospect of a ceasefire, saying that "The enemy must not be given time to recover from the heavy blows he received and to reorganize for the continuation of the war after 21 days,".
  • Earlier, comments from PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the PM had not given his response to a US-French led ceasefire proposal. Says that he has instructed the IDF to 'keep fighting at full power', and that the fighting in Gaza will 'continue until all war goals are achieved'.
  • Netanyahu's gov't relies on the ultranationalist parties of Smotrich and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for its majority. Both are deeply opposed to ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon without the destruction of Hamas and Hezbollah respectively. As such, any move towards ceasefires could imperil the PM's position.
  • The exchange of fire continues in both directions, with Hezbollah targeting defence industry complexes near the northern city of Haifa.