Entanyahu Reportedly Wants A Ceasefire Voting Only In The Security Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu/screenshot via Instagram @b.netanyahu

JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu preferred to vote on a possible ceasefire agreement in Lebanon before the country's security cabinet compared to the entire cabinet.

This was conveyed by a source familiar with the matter to CNN on Tuesday, November 26. Netanyahu is examining the legality of the agreement. move.

Israeli media quoted officials as saying the move was legally possible, as the potential ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon was considered a security issue and not a political issue.

Things like this are usually decided by the entire cabinet. But in this case, the source said Netanyahu preferred to take the vote to a smaller forum in the security cabinet.

The claims supporting the move are that this is a security agreement, a temporary ceasefire agreement, and not a political agreement such as a permanent peace agreement, a border agreement or normalization.

There are 11 ministers who have voting rights in Israel's security cabinet. This includes far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.

By voting in the entire cabinet, it means that 33 ministers have votes on this issue.

Netanyahu's spokesman said earlier the Israeli cabinet appeared to be approving a ceasefire agreement on Tuesday evening.