Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday exchanged criticism over the emerging Iran nuclear deal that both of them oppose.
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Netanyahu accused Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz of "completely abandoning" the fight against the talks between Washington and Tehran that are expected to result in the revival of the 2015 agreement.
Netanyahu later confirmed that he will attend a security briefing with Lapid on Monday as opposition leader. Following Netanyahu's statement, the prime minister accused him on Twitter of working on the Iranian problem "only for the press."
"The damage he caused during his tenure to Israel's two most important strategic issues - the fight against the Iranian nuclear weapon and relations with the US – is serious and deep and we are still fixing it," Lapid tweeted.
The two politicians have previously expressed their disapproval of the revival of Iran's nuclear deal, urging US leaders to halt the talks.
Israeli officials are concerned that the agreement which would lift the sanctions against Tehran will allow Iran to receive billions of dollars that would be spent on supporting its militant proxies, including Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad and developing its nuclear program, which threatens Israel's national security.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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