Overview

• Israel and Iran’s 12-day conflict ended with a ceasefire on June 24, marking a strategic pause that political leaders hail as a security success.
• Leaders from Likud, Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beiteinu and Religious Zionism united in calling for an immediate shift to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of Israeli hostages.
• Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hailed a “crushing victory” over Iran and urged full military focus on dismantling Hamas in Gaza.
• Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Golan cautioned that the agreement must block Iran’s nuclear ambitions and risked renewed conflict if its terms went unenforced.
• Gaza’s humanitarian crisis persists, with over 55,000 Palestinians killed and 2.1 million at risk of famine, leading the Hostages and Missing Families Forum to urge extension of the ceasefire to the enclave.