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'Netanyahu is fighting for his political career', expert says a week ahead of crucial vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu basked in Donald Trump's endorsement on Monday ahead of close-fought elections, airing a phone call in which the US president predicted he would win and suggested they may again attack Iran together. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University.

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Netanyahu demands probe into Israeli anonymous whistleblowers in 'NAZA' documentary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for an investigation into the anonymous sources featured in the award-winning Gaza war documentary "NAZA". The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival last month, is based on testimony from 24 unnamed Israeli military whistleblowers who accuse the army of killing numerous civilians in Gaza with the use of AI-powered targeting systems. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.

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Drawing news: three years after October 7th, the entire Middle East has burned

Three years after the October 7 attack and on the eve of decisive elections for the Hebrew state, Israeli society is still traumatized and partly deaf to the war that Benjamin Netanyahu's government is leading in retaliation for Hamas' attack in the Gaza Strip. A conflict that has since spread throughout the Middle East region.

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7 October: What warnings did Netanyahu receive?

In our Context section we analyze the external and internal warnings that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have received, prior to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. Three years after and 20 days after the elections, the most competitive candidates do not offer an alternative to the military strategy for a settlement of the conflict with the Palestinians. Meanwhile, attacks in Gaza continue despite the ceasefire and the destruction of the territory.

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No longer the same Israel? October 7 and the future of the Jewish State

For now, it's still Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel. In 2023, in the immediate aftermath of the country's worst day of bloodshed in its history, pundits predicted the quick demise of the right-wing prime minister. But on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks, Israel's still not reckoned with the security failures on the day, the root causes of the Hamas-led terror attack, the brutal war of vengeance that followed and above all, Netanyahu is still prime minister with a fair shot at re-election. Even if the Likud leader is voted out on October 27, his most serious election rivals don't exac

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"How three years of Israel's genocidal war have changed Gaza": 'Al Jazeera'

They are three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. Benjamin Netanyahu's response radically changed life in Gaza.'Al Jazeera 'details how thousands of Palestinians went from living to surviving among the rubble. While' The Jerusalem Post 'talks about the impact of this date on the Israelis and how it comes, according to' Libération ', to have an important weight in the campaign for the 27 October elections in Israel.

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Israel Commemorates the Victims of the 7th or Third Anniversary of the Hamas Attack

The families of the victims and hostages have taken advantage of the third anniversary of October 7 to rehold the Benjamin Netanyahu Government accountable following the Hamas attacks in 2023. In Tel Aviv, thousands of people meet to honor the memory of the victims, the commemoration also comes for the first time with all the hostages back, marking a new stage in the duel of many Israeli families. This happens while the consequences of the conflict following those attacks persist. The Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip has left a

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Junior Aguirre: "There is a direct criticism against Netanyahu's decisions after 7-O"

Three years after the attacks of 7 October 2023, criticism within Israel of the Benjamin Netanyahu Government continues. Families of the victims and hostages have questioned decisions that, according to them, made negotiations difficult or delayed to secure the release of the abductees who were held by Hamas in 2023. Junior Aguirre Gorgona, international political analyst, writer, master in human rights and Jewish history, addresses the issue in France 24.

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Did Netanyahu ignore the warnings about the October 7 Hamas attack?

An investigation published by the Israeli newspaper 'Haaretz' claims that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received warnings about a possible large Hamas operation days before the attack, including information transmitted by the President of the United Arab Emirates. Daniel Schwartz, a historian, journalist and political analyst, addresses the issue in France 24.

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Trump-Netanyahu: "very good relations" despite tensions

After the turbulence, Washington highlights its "very good relationship" with Benjamin Netanyahu. But behind the display of a new understanding, tensions between the two leaders question the strength of the American-Israeli alliance. Decryption of our correspondent Matthew Mabin from Washington.

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Three years on, questions remain over what Netanyahu knew before October 7

As Israelis mark the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack, and with elections due later this month, one question keeps resurfacing: What did Benjamin Netanyahu know in the run-up to the attack? The Israeli prime minister has been accused of ignoring repeated warnings – an allegation he denies.