Israeli opposition attacks Netanyahu after Trump announces Lebanon ceasefire

<article data-history-node-id="441542" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-opposition-attacks-netanyahu-after-trump-announces-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-opposition-attacks-netanyahu-after-trump-announces-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli opposition attacks Netanyahu after Trump announces Lebanon ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon and the reported cancellation of an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs sparked criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from opposition figures and political rivals.</p> <p>Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid wrote on X that Israel had become “a country completely under guardianship”, suggesting Netanyahu had yielded to Trump’s demands.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman sharply criticised the prime minister, calling him a “puppet” and “not a prime minister”, according to Israel Hayom.</p> <p>The criticism followed reports that Netanyahu accepted Trump’s request to halt the planned attack on Beirut and agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="First responders gather at site of Israeli strike near hospital in Tyre, southern Lebanon, 1 June 2026 (Kawant Haju/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ea3cbd23-f5e8-4596-8fea-4c118b89d313" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/First%20responders%20gather%20at%20site%20of%20Israeli%20strike%20near%20hospital%20in%20Tyre%2C%20southern%20Lebanon%2C%201%20June%202026%20%28Kawant%20Haju%20AFP%29.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="First responders gather at site of Israeli strike near hospital in Tyre, southern Lebanon, 1 June 2026 (Kawant Haju/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>First responders gather at site of Israeli strike near hospital in Tyre, southern Lebanon, 1 June 2026 (Kawant Haju/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>