Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has said Israel is capable of defying US President Donald Trump if it needs to, and that a ceasefire in Lebanon is unacceptable, Al Jazeera reports.

Responding to a question from Israel’s Arutz Sheva media outlet, Ben-Gvir says Israel can “of course” reject an appeal from Trump.

On Lebanon, he insists there should be “no ceasefire … under no circumstances”.

Ben-Gvir adds that the right-wing governing coalition he is a part of can stay in power after Israel’s upcoming elections later this year, but “we will need to work at it”.