Musk\u2019s platform has declined to remove Itamar Ben-Gvir\u2019s call for the obliteration of the multi-confessional Levantine state<\/p>\n
Social media platform X has declined to remove a post by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calling for the destruction of Lebanon, despite its rules prohibiting threats and incitement targeting people on the basis of ethnicity, national origin or religion.
\nPublished on Friday, the call came amid fragile efforts to halt fighting in the region. Despite a US-Iran-brokered ceasefire intended to cover all fronts, including Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to withdraw forces from its northern neighbor, prompting Tehran to delay follow-up peace talks in Switzerland.
\nReuters reported later in the day that Hezbollah and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire after mediation by the US and Qatar, although neither side officially confirmed the deal and open-source intelligence monitors said Israeli strikes in Lebanon continued after the truce was announced.
\n\u201cAll of Lebanon should burn!\u201d Ben-Gvir wrote in the controversial post on X. \u201cWith all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens is not in vain.\u201d
\nHe also wrote: \u201cEnough with the ping-pong. In the Middle East, you don\u2019t win with measured responses and containment \u2014 you have to go crazy. Erase. Defeat terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The stance puts West Jerusalem at odds with the US-Iran agreement. Tehran\u2019s officials have warned that continued Israeli strikes or a prolonged military presence in Lebanon would be viewed as a breach of Washington\u2019s commitments under the peace deal.
\nEarlier this week, US Vice President J.D. Vance publicly rebuked Israeli hardliners, urging them to give diplomacy a chance and show \u201ca little bit of credit\u201d to Washington.
\n\u201cYou\u2019re a country of nine million people. You can\u2019t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have,\u201d Vance said, cautioning Israeli officials against publicly criticizing Trump over the deal.
\nTrump himself has also expressed frustration with Israel\u2019s conduct in Lebanon, including during reportedly heated phone calls with Netanyahu, while reaffirming his broader support for the Jewish state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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