Israeli soldiers are being unduly restricted in Lebanon due to the ceasefire agreement, ministers complained during a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
"You wanted a ceasefire," IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir responded.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir objected, saying that he did not want a ceasefire "exactly for this reason."
"What happens with an emerging threat? If you see Hezbollah arming itself, why don't you dismantle them?" he wondered.
Ben-Gvir also called for the ceasefire to collapse, and said that, after several IDF soldiers were wounded by a Hezbollah grenade, "we can hit hundreds of targets and bomb them."
National Missions Minister Orit Strock agreed with Ben-Gvir on the ceasefire, saying that IDF forces in Lebanon "feel like they're in a firing range."
"It's better if they respond to every threat immediately," she said.
Netanyahu, Katz defend Lebanon ceasefire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that the soldiers do respond to every immediate threat.
"We don't limit any soldier," he explained, with Defense Minister Israel Katz agreeing.
"There are pros and cons to the ceasefire, but we don't endanger any soldier," Katz stated. "Every soldier can respond immediately."