\u201cAll of Lebanon needs to burn!\u201d Ben Gvir had posted to his X feed.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor every teardrop of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers need to cry,\u201d he wrote, and noted that he gave the same message to Netanyahu during meetings they held.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cOur supreme duty is to protect Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers, and that duty comes before all other considerations.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWith all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not up for bargaining. All of Lebanon must burn,\u201d Ben Gvir said.<\/p>\n He continued that in the Middle East, wars are not won with \u201cmeasured and constrained\u201d responses.<\/p>\n \u201cYou go berserk. To obliterate. To crush the terror,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n Ben Gvir\u2019s call came as Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire<\/a> aimed at halting months of fighting that began when the terror group attacked northern Israel in support of Iran.<\/p>\n Iran insisted that Lebanon be included in the truce reached between Tehran and Washington last week, but though an end to the fighting in Lebanon was mentioned in the memorandum of understanding, clashes continued in southern Lebanon, even after Friday\u2019s ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Another soldier was killed<\/a> and over a dozen were injured on Saturday. Dozens of Lebanese have reportedly been killed in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah over the past few days.<\/p>\n \t Iran seized on Ben Gvir\u2019s remarks as proof of Israel\u2019s intentions in Lebanon.<\/p>\n Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted a screenshot of Ben Gvir\u2019s post, tagged US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance, and accused Israel of wanting \u201cpermanent war.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not a rant by a random genocidal lunatic. It\u2019s a public post by the national security minister of the Israeli regime. The genocidal death cult headquartered in Tel Aviv is a threat to all of humanity. It threatens all humans. Its only interest is permanent war,\u201d Araghchi wrote on X.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s allies also condemned the post.<\/p>\n British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper denounced Ben Gvir\u2019s statement as well, calling on Israel and Hezbollah \u201cto comply with the agreed ceasefire, and ensure that all civilians are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n The X social media platform flagged Ben Gvir\u2019s post as a violation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis post violated the X Rules,\u201d it wrote in a message that concealed the original post. \u201cHowever, X has determined that it may be in the public\u2019s interest for the Post to remain accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n Users were still able to view the post.<\/p>\n \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05dc \u05d3\u05de\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05de\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05ea, \u05d0\u05dc\u05e3 \u05d0\u05de\u05d4\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d1\u05db\u05d5\u05ea. \u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05db\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8!<\/p>\n \u05e2\u05dd \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05db\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d1\u05ea \u05dc\u05d4\u05d1\u05d4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d3\u05dd \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d8\u05d7\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05d6\u05e8\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d4\u05e4\u05e7\u05e8. \u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05db\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8. \u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d4\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d2\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d6\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d5\u05e2\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d4\u05f4\u05dc, \u05d5\u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d6\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05de\u05ea \u05dc\u05db\u05dc\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05df \u05d2\u05d1\u05d9\u05e8 (@itamarbengvir) June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n There was no response from Netanyahu or Sa\u2019ar, both of whom have in the past chastised Ben Gvir for provocations that drew international attention.\n<\/p>\n Bennett, who hopes to unseat Netanyahu in the coming October elections, dismissed Ben Gvir as a \u201cclown\u201d who should be ignored, while defending Israel\u2019s operations in Lebanon.<\/p>\n Bennett was responding to UK commentator and media personality Piers Morgan, who posted on X, \u201cHow can anyone still support this Israeli govt when psychopathic monsters like Ben Gvir are ministers in it, advocating genocide in Lebanon? Disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPay no attention to Ben Gvir,\u201d Bennett wrote back. \u201cHe\u2019s a clown who represents neither Israel\u2019s values nor its actions. \u201cHe\u2019s just spewing nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n In a follow-up post, Bennett again called Ben Gvir a \u201cnoisy and incompetent clown\u201d and asserted that the minister \u201cdoesn\u2019t command the IDF.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Last week, Vance criticized<\/a> Ben Gvir and fellow far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for their opposition to the MOU reached with Iran, accusing them of lacking appreciation for American support.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Vance arrived Sunday in Switzerland for what he has said will likely be a couple of days of talks on implementing the US-Iran agreement to end the war.<\/p>\n Ben Gvir has repeatedly caused uproar with provocative actions. Last month, there was an international outcry after he posted a video<\/a> showing him taunting and humiliating dozens of bound and kneeling flotilla activists that Israel had detained after intercepting their ship, which aimed to break the naval blockade on Gaza. Netanyahu and\u00a0 Sa\u2019ar both also condemned him.<\/p>\n
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