Netanyahu says Lebanon deal strengthens Israel while weakening Hezbollah and Iran

Yesh Atid chair Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of lying and criticized his promise to build a broad coalition government: 'Someone who invests all his efforts in encouraging draft evasion is unworthy of this nation, and certainly has no standing to preach about unity'

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Yesh Atid chair Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of lying and criticized his promise to build a broad coalition government: 'Someone who invests all his efforts in encouraging draft evasion is unworthy of this nation, and certainly has no standing to preach about unity'

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06:11 AM • June 28 2026 IDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Saturday that police arrests of draft dodgers at yeshivas are harming the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men, in a press conference where he said the new agreement between Israel and Lebanon strengthens both countries while weakening Iran and Hezbollah.

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