Israeli opposition leader says Netanyahu should accept truce deal
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire proposal mediated by a US envoy.
'Israel must publicly and immediately accept the outline published this morning by American mediator Steve Witkoff,' Lapid posted on X.
'I remind Netanyahu: He has a full safety net from me to accept the outline, even if [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir and [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich try to torpedo it.'
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