Former Israeli minister warns ceasefire without clear terms risks future war

Avigdor Liberman, head of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, has warned that a poorly crafted ceasefire deal could pave the way for another war between Israel and Iran within just a few years, according to the Times of Israel.

Liberman, a former defence and foreign minister, described Iran’s final strikes on Israel as “particularly jarring and bitter,” especially following what he called Israel’s “incredible military achievements” over the past 10 days.

“Instead of unconditional surrender, the world has entered into difficult and tedious negotiations, with the ayatollah regime having no intention of giving up – not on uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, not on the production and equipping of ballistic missiles, nor on supporting and financing terrorism in the region and around the world,” he said.

Liberman also said: “Already at the beginning of the war, I warned that there is nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion. A ceasefire without a clear and unambiguous agreement will certainly lead us to another war in two or three years, and under much worse conditions.”