Mohammad Sio
08 April 2026•Update: 08 April 2026
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Wednesday sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for backing a temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran, calling it a “political and strategic failure.”
“We have never seen such a political catastrophe in our history. Israel was not even present when decisions were made about the core of our national security,” Lapid said on US social media company X.
“It will take years to repair the political and strategic damage caused by Netanyahu due to his arrogance, negligence and lack of strategic planning,” he added.
Lapid added that while the military and the public fulfilled their roles, the government failed to achieve its objectives.
“The army carried out everything it was asked to do, and the people showed extraordinary resilience, but Netanyahu failed politically and strategically and did not achieve any of the goals he set for himself,” he said.
His remarks came after Netanyahu’s office said Israel supports US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend military strikes against Iran for two weeks.
However, Netanyahu's office said the two-week ceasefire “does not include Lebanon.”
Trump announced Tuesday that he agreed “to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.”
