The Israeli minister's comments appeared to expose divisions within Israel over the implications of the agreement, which Trump described as a major diplomatic breakthrough capable of bringing “Peace and Security” to the Middle East.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has publicly distanced his country from a peace agreement announced by United States President Donald Trump between Washington and Iran, declaring that Israel is not bound by the deal and must continue pursuing what he described as its security interests.
Ben-Gvir, a prominent far-right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, made the remarks in a post on X on Monday, after Trump announced that the United States and Iran had reached an agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
“Trump's agreement does not bind us. Israel is not subject to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign nation,” Ben-Gvir wrote.
“Our duty is to the citizens of Israel, to the soldiers of the IDF, and to the Jewish people.”
