Minister Yitzhak Waserlauf said Monday that the Israel-Lebanon agreement may involve an artificial attempt to negotiate, and that the Lebanese government cannot or will not drive meaningful change vis-à-vis Hezbollah, according to the minister's remarks.
Minister Yitzhak Waserlauf (Otzma Yehudit) commented on the emerging Israel-Lebanon framework agreement in remarks circulated Monday afternoon. "There may be an artificial attempt at negotiations," Waserlauf said. "We need to take into account that the Lebanese government cannot or does not truly want to lead change against Hezbollah." The minister's statement aligns with a broader skeptical posture from right-wing Israeli ministers toward the deal, which was preliminarily agreed with Lebanese interlocutors and has drawn public praise from some cabinet members, including Minister Eli Cohen, who called it "excellent for Israel and a harsh blow to Iran and Hezbollah" on Sunday. Waserlauf's remarks highlight internal coalition divisions over the agreement's expected enforceability against Hezbollah's continued military influence in southern Lebanon.
The Zioneer previously reported Hezbollah's publishing of Lebanese officers' names—described as an "invitation to murder"—in response to the deal, as well as ongoing IDF operations against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. No official Israeli government response to Waserlauf's comments has been reported at this time.
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