Ben-Gvir threatens to quit Netanyahu’s cabinet if Lebanon ceasefire reached

“Israel's” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened to resign from the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if a ceasefire is reached with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

“If a temporary ceasefire with Lebanon is signed, we will not vote with the coalition,” Ben-Gvir told Netanyahu, according to Hebrew media.

He then added: “If the temporary ceasefire becomes permanent, we will resign from the Cabinet.”

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The “Israeli” military continues its intense assault on several areas in Lebanon, marked by heavy bombardment and targeted assassinations since last Monday.

Today, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) said it is currently carrying out targeted strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut.

The target of the “Israeli” airstrike on Beirut’s suburbs is the head of Hezbollah's drone operations, sources told Hebrew media.

Sources close to the group also confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the strike targeted the Hezbollah commander.

He is identified as Mohammad Sarour, known as Abu Saleh, according to a source cited by Al-Arabiya.

This is the fourth such attack targeting commanders in the area in a week.

The “Israeli” Army Radio reported that the –unconfirmed– assassination was carried out by an F-35 fighter jet.

The National News Agency of Lebanon (NNA) confirmed that “Israeli” warplanes targeted an apartment with three missiles in a residential building in the Al-Qaim neighborhood, near Saint Joseph School in Beirut's southern suburb, an area bustling with apartments and pedestrians.

Rescue and emergency teams rushed to the scene.