AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The announcement of a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon by U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a wave of anger in Israel, with unprecedented accusations leveled against the U.S. government that it imposed this decision and completely ignored Israel's political and security institutions.
According to the Quds news base, Hebrew media reported that this decision was announced by Washington before any discussion or vote in Israel's small security cabinet (the Cabinet), and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the ministers after its issuance—a matter widely interpreted as a sign of the weakening of Israel's decision-making independence and its transformation into a decision dictated from outside.
Ze'ev Rubinstein, an Israeli journalist, questioned the nature of the negotiations that Trump claimed were taking place between Lebanon and Israel, stating that the war is with Hezbollah, not with the Lebanese army. The last confrontation between Israel and the Lebanese army dates back to 1948.
On the other hand, Hiyil Troper, a member of the Israeli Knesset, criticized the manner in which the decision was announced, emphasizing that residents of northern settlements and other Israelis learned of the ceasefire through Trump's social media message, not from their own government or leaders—an issue indicating a lack of leadership and transparency in Israel.
Moshe Davidovich, the head of the "Front Line" forum, adopted a sharp tone, stating, "Agreements announced from Washington come at the cost of destroyed homes and collapsed communities in the north."
He added, "We will not be the extras in a show of international relations, and we will not accept being human shields."
Itai Blumenthal, an Israeli journalist, described the event as a political humiliation, saying, "Trump has imposed a ceasefire on Israel just one week before Independence Day, while Netanyahu could not even bring it to a vote in the security cabinet, and ministers learned of it through social media."
Meanwhile, Israeli i24 Network addressed another dimension of the matter, claiming that Iran played a significant role in pressuring for a ceasefire in Lebanon to pave the way for advancing its own negotiations with the United States.
The network recalled that Trump and some Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, had previously rejected any link between the Iran and Lebanon files, but it has now become clear that everything is connected, and this situation is a gift to Tehran at the expense of the security of northern Israel's residents.
Overall, the bulk of the criticism in Israel centers on the idea that the Lebanon ceasefire was directly imposed by the United States, establishing a form of political guardianship over Israeli decision-making.
Critics have also accused Trump of surrendering to Iran to advance negotiations with Tehran, while in their view, the Israeli government lacks even the ability to make independent decisions on the most sensitive security files.
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