Blood, Votes, and Bibi: How Gaza war allowed Benjamin Netanyahu to stage a comeback - and save his political career
Saturday, 12 July 2025 () There was a moment — brief, hushed, and deliberately unrecorded — in April 2024 when Benjamin Netanyahu almost stopped the war in Gaza.Hostage negotiations had progressed. An Israeli envoy had been dispatched to Cairo. Egypt and Qatar had brokered terms for a six-week truce. Saudi Arabia had even cracked open the door to normalisation, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly telling US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, “Let’s finish this,” if Israel ended the war and moved toward a two-state solution.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared he is open to a permanent end to the Gaza war—but only if Hamas fully disarms and Gaza is completely demilitarized. Speaking after a 60-day ceasefire with Hamas, Netanyahu laid out strict conditions, including the removal of Hamas as a...
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Netanyahu talks ceasefire but keeps bombing Gaza relentlessly. Over 57,000 Palestinians have died, and hostages remain trapped as negotiations stall. Israel refuses to meet Hamas’s demands for a..
Despite relentless Israeli strikes, Hamas claims it remains undefeated, with 20,000 fighters still ready to battle. Recent ambushes by Al-Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades have killed multiple Israeli..