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Shafaq News
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Israeli opposition leader slams ceasefire, warns of future war
Shafaq News/ Avigdor Liberman, the former Israeli defense minister, criticized on Tuesday the ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning that Tehran remains committed to its nuclear and missile ambitions. In a post on X, the chairman of the right-wing opposition party Israel Beytenu, described the ceasefire outcome as 'deeply bitter and painful,' despite what he called the 'astonishing military achievements' by the Israeli Army and Mossad during the conflict. 'Instead of unconditional surrender, the world has entered difficult and tedious negotiations, while the Iranian regime has no intention of giving up uranium enrichment on its soil, nor its ballistic missile production, nor its support and funding of terrorism across the region and the world,' Liberman wrote. He reiterated his earlier warnings from the start of the war, stating, 'There is nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion behind.' He criticized the lack of a clear and binding agreement, asserting that such a move would 'undoubtedly lead Tel Aviv into another war in two or three years—under far worse conditions.' על רקע הישגים צבאיים מדהימים של צה״ל והמוסד במלחמה מול איראן, אקורד הסיום הוא צורם ומריר במיוחד.במקום unconditional surrender (כניעה ללא תנאי), העולם נכנס למשא ומתן קשה ומייגע, כאשר למשטר האייתולות אין שום כוונה לוותר – לא על העשרת אורניום על אדמת איראן, לא על ייצור והצטיידות… — אביגדור ליברמן (@AvigdorLiberman) June 24, 2025 On Monday night, US President Donald Trump announced that a full ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran came into effect at 7:00 a.m. local time. The escalation began nearly two weeks ago when Israeli forces targeted several key Iranian sites, including nuclear facilities in Fordow and Isfahan, as well as airbases and research centers. In addition, Israel carried out a series of targeted assassinations that killed numerous senior commanders in the Iranian military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with several prominent nuclear scientists. In retaliation, Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at strategic locations across Israel.
Middle East Eye
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Israeli politicians split over Iran ceasefire deal
Israeli political figures have responded sharply and at times inconsistently to the ceasefire agreement with Iran, reflecting deep divides within the country's leadership and public discourse. Here's how some key figures reacted: Bezalel Smotrich, finance minister: Praised Israel's gains against Iran and signalled a shift in focus: "Now with all our might to Gaza, to complete the job." Avigdor Liberman, former defence and foreign minister: "The final chord is particularly jarring and bitter. Instead of an unconditional surrender, the world enters into difficult and tedious negotiations, with the ayatollahs' regime having no intention of giving up." Yair Golan, MK, left-wing: Called for a thorough review of the ceasefire deal, stating, "All the hostages must be returned, end the war in Gaza, and stop the regime coup once and for all." Yair Lapid, opposition leader: Urged a pivot to Gaza: "And now Gaza. This is the moment to close there as well. To return the hostages, to end the war. Israel needs to start rebuilding." Limor Son Har-Melech, MK, far-right, Jewish Power party: Rejected the ceasefire, warning: "Without the overthrow of the regime, the threat has not been removed." Tzvi Kreuzer, MK, far-right, Jewish Power party: Opposed any pause in hostilities with Iran: "No to a ceasefire - fire without a break." Itzik Bonsel, right-wing activist: Raised doubts over the government's messaging: "For years it has been said that Iran is an existential threat. Is it possible that after 11 days of fighting, that this threat has been removed? No Israeli official said so."
Middle East Eye
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Former Israeli minister warns ceasefire without clear terms risks future war
Avigdor Liberman, head of the right-wing Yisrael Beytenu party, has warned that a poorly crafted ceasefire deal could pave the way for another war between Israel and Iran within just a few years, according to the Times of Israel. Liberman, a former defence and foreign minister, described Iran's final strikes on Israel as 'particularly jarring and bitter,' especially following what he called Israel's 'incredible military achievements' over the past 10 days. 'Instead of unconditional surrender, the world has entered into difficult and tedious negotiations, with the ayatollah regime having no intention of giving up – not on uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, not on the production and equipping of ballistic missiles, nor on supporting and financing terrorism in the region and around the world,' he said. Liberman also cautioned, 'Already at the beginning of the war, I warned that there is nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion. A ceasefire without a clear and unambiguous agreement will certainly lead us to another war in two or three years, and under much worse conditions.'
Al Arabiya
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Israel admits to supporting anti-Hamas armed group in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had transferred weapons to it. Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel has been working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser Abu Shabab. The European Council on Foreign Relations (EFCR) think tank describes Abu Shabab as the leader of a 'criminal gang operating in the Rafah area that is widely accused of looting aid trucks.' Knesset member and ex-defense minister Avigdor Liberman had told the Kan public broadcaster that the government, at Netanyahu's direction, was 'giving weapons to a group of criminals and felons.' 'What did Liberman leak? That security sources activated a clan in Gaza that opposes Hamas? What is bad about that?' Netanyahu said in a video posted to social media on Thursday. 'It is only good, it is saving lives of Israeli soldiers.' Michael Milshtein, an expert on Palestinian affairs at the Moshe Dayan Center in Tel Aviv, told AFP that the Abu Shabab clan was part of a Bedouin tribe that spans across the border between Gaza and Egypt's Sinai peninsula. Some of the tribe's members, he said, were involved in 'all kinds of criminal activities, drug smuggling, and things like that.' Army spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin on Friday confirmed the military supported arming local militias in Gaza but remained tight-lipped on the details. 'I can say that we are operating in various ways against Hamas governance,' Defrin said during a televised press conference when questioned on the subject, without elaborating further. 'Gangster' Milshtein said that Abu Shabab had spent time in prison in Gaza and that his clan chiefs had recently denounced him as an Israeli 'collaborator and a gangster.' 'It seems that actually the Shabak (Israeli security agency) or the (military) thought it was a wonderful idea to turn this militia, gang actually, into a proxy, to give them weapons and money and shelter' from army operations, Milshtein said. He added that Hamas killed four members of the gang days ago. The ECFR said Abu Shabab was 'reported to have been previously jailed by Hamas for drug smuggling. His brother is said to have been killed by Hamas during a crackdown against the group's attacks on UN aid convoys.' Israel regularly accuses Hamas, with which it has been at war for nearly 20 months, of looting aid convoys in Gaza. Hamas said the group had 'chosen betrayal and theft as their path' and called on civilians to oppose them. Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades, said it had evidence of 'clear coordination between these looting gangs, collaborators with the occupation (Israel), and the enemy army itself in the looting of aid and the fabrication of humanitarian crises that deepen the suffering of' Palestinians. The Popular Forces, as Abu Shabab's group calls itself, said on Facebook it had 'never been, and will never be, a tool of the occupation.' 'Our weapons are simple, outdated and came through the support of our own people,' it added. Milshtein called Israel's decision to arm a group such as Abu Shabab 'a fantasy, not something that you can really describe as a strategy.' 'I really hope it will not end with catastrophe,' he said.
News18
06-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
Netanyahu "Arming Gaza Criminals", Israel Recovers Bodies Of Slain Hostages, US Vetoes Ceasefire
Last Updated: June 05, 2025, 19:45 IST Crux World Former defense minister Avigdor Liberman accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of arming a criminal gang accused of looting aid in Gaza Liberman appears to be referring to the Abu Shabab clan, which has been operating in an area near the Kerem Shalom crossing under Israeli military controlMeanwhile, Israel retrieved the bodies of an elderly couple killed in Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack and held in Gaza, PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced The bodies of American-Israelis Gad Haggai and Judy Weinstein Haggai were recovered from the Khan Yunis area in an overnight operation 0:00 INTRO 2:12 US VETOES CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION 4:06 'NETANYAHU ARMING CRIMINALS IDENTIFIED WITH ISLAMIC STATE'9:31 NEARLY 100 KILLED IN 24 HRS ACROSS GAZA n18oc_world n18oc_crux
