Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel would remain in southern Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, despite the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, while far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the MoU would not bind Israeli policies, The Times of Israel reported on June 15. Iran has demanded that Israel halt military activities in Lebanon and Gaza, and has threatened to attack Israel over its continued activities in Lebanon.

Actors across Israel's political spectrum widely see the U.S.-Iran MoU as a failure to achieve the war's central goals and to restrain Iranian capabilities and intent to pursue further anti-Israeli policies. Israeli officials are particularly opposed to the stipulations that Israel must abandon its anti-Hezbollah campaign in Lebanon, as well as to the fact that the deal does not mention Iran's support for proxies or its missiles. Additionally, the nuclear concessions appear to be a status quo ante return to the much-opposed Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Despite this opposition, Israeli officials have been careful to avoid criticizing Trump himself, who has used his bully pulpit to shape Israeli military behavior.