Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid has criticised the far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his response to the suspected Israeli attack on Iran. Mr Ben-Gvir appeared to ridicule the strike by posting a single word to X on Friday morning: “Lame.” Mr Lapid condemned the far-right minister, who has pushed for escalation with Iran and a ground offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza. “Never before has a minister in the defence cabinet done such heavy damage to the country’s security, its image and its international status,” Mr Lapid said in a post on X.
