Herzog urges continued talks with Lebanon as Yashar denies intention to withdraw army
During a ceremony to officially task Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new Israeli government, Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned against the continuation of “Iranian threats,” stating that “Iran does not stop its threats even for a moment.”
Accordingly, Eisenkot stressed the need to deter Tehran and also called for combating crime within the Arab community and making progress in negotiations with Lebanon and Syria.
Eisenkot’s party, Yashar, meanwhile denied a Channel 14 report that claimed that the PM-designate was “conducting negotiations with foreign parties regarding an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.”
Yashar described the report as "pure lies, completely baseless, and never happened," demanding that the channel delete the news item and issue a public apology.
He also accused the channel of attempting to "sow fear, incite division, and obstruct the formation of a new government in Israel."
Source: Naharnet
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