Opposition, northern mayors decry imposed ceasefires as Lebanon truce declared

Times of Israel ^ | 4/16/2026 | Michael Horovitz, Stav Levaton

[fruser1]

Residents of northern Israel reacted with anger and dismay on Thursday following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an Israeli ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, while opposition lawmakers berated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for capitulating to the Americans and allowing a truce to be imposed on Israel.

Moshe Davidovich, who serves as the head of the “Forum of Front-Line Communities, charged that agreements are “signed in Washington” but “paid in blood, in destroyed homes and in dismantled communities here.

“A ceasefire that does not include lethal enforcement against Hezbollah for every violation and a buffer zone free of terror up to the Litani River is not a political achievement; it is a sentence to wait for the next massacre. The residents of the north are not statistics in an international public relations show,” he said in a statement.

“The IDF should be allowed to win and achieve its goals that the political echelon set for disarming Hezbollah. A ceasefire is currently a worse option for the north than continuing the complex war reality with the missile alarms and the disruption of life,” he said.

“We prefer to suffer more and know that the threat is removed than a few days of apparent calm that will tarnish the entire process, and then wake up to the next disaster.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hezbollah; israel; lebanon; leftistsource; michaelhorovitz; stavlevaton; tds

[fruser1]

I prefer getting unconditional surrender from islamic terrorists myself.

[boycott]

They should be thankful for what the USA did. We didn’t have to do anything.

[silverleaf]

If they dont give this a chance, the cycle may never stop

[marron]

Trump stopped them short of crushing Hamas, and now has stopped them from finishing Hezbollah. The only thing I can say is that in both cases the root of the problem was Iran. If IRGC is dealt with properly both Hamas and Hezbollah will be cut off and can be more easily dealt with. Qatar also was feeding the jihadis, but their situation has changed as a result of the war. So we’ll see.

[dfwgator]

My fear is we’ll be on the opponent’s 5-yard line, and then choose to punt.

[unlearner]

“I prefer getting unconditional surrender from islamic terrorists myself.”

Agreed.

Obama relayed to Putin, “This is my last election ... After my election I have more flexibility.”

I think President Trump is in a similar position with the midterms, albeit with America’s best intertest at heart.

In my opinion, Iran needs to have its ability to launch any missiles of any kind totally destroyed. I realize the main and most important objective is to prevent them from getting nukes. But I don’t think they can ever be trusted to keep their word. They will make agreements to escape immediate consequences, but they will break their promises at the first opportunity.