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Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as prime minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021, Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
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The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas, is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007. In July 2026, it announced the resignation of its civilian administration under the Gaza peace plan and US president Donald Trump announced that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement to disarm Hamas.
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Bar and Netanyahu have traded blame over the Hamas-led attack, as elections in Israel loom.
Eisenkot is no “dove of peace,” and that if elected, his first act would not be to steer Israel away from the path Netanyahu has set it on.
In an interview with Army Radio, the prime minister said he 'hopes' there won't be a flare-up before the October 27 vote, but that there are 'signs.' Opposition lawmakers warned he may go to war ahead of the election in an effort to stay in power