The head of the Metula Council, Dovid Azulay, slammed the US-Iran deal announced by President Trump on Sunday, telling Ynet: “We woke up this morning to the sounds of gunfire and explosions. That is our ‘peace.'”

“It saddens me that we are once again falling into this trap. It saddens me because of the prices we paid, ultimately for no purpose. We are going from round to round and, in my humble opinion, we are now in a much worse situation in the north than we were before October 7.”

Ynet also spoke to Doron Shneper, the spokesperson for the Kiryat Shmona municipality, who warned that the funds released to Iran will ultimately reach Hezbollah. “This is what happens when agreements are signed with terror entities,” he said. “The money will become missiles, drones, Hezbollah’s build-up, and the next war. Who will pay the price? My children and I.”

“One missile that we fired at a building in Dahiya shook the entire world,” he said, referring to the IDF’s strike on Sunday on Beirut in response to Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel earlier in the day. “It is clear that we are being prevented from taking action. We are entering a difficult period. This is a bad agreement for the world, a good agreement for Iran, and a catastrophic agreement for Israel.”

He also warned about the funds Iran will receive as part of the deal. “We saw what happened with the suitcases of cash that went to Hamas,” he said. “Starting tomorrow, those suitcases of cash are moving from Gaza to Iran, where they will be planning the next October 7 for the north. Mark my words: October 7 is approaching the north in giant steps.”

Sami Zanti, the head of Moshav Shomera in the Galil, spoke to 103FM Radio, describing the fear of residents of the north following reports of the U.S.–Iran agreement, which is contingent on a “ceasefire” between Israel and Hezbollah.

“Have Israel lost its independence?” he said. “Our feeling is worse than on October 7—because we’re not sure the state is capable of making decisions on its own.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)