Netanyahu Seeks New Term Despite US Pressure
Political
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is officially entering the fight to retain power. Despite internal division and heavy pressure from the White House, the Likud party has announced that its leader will run in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The Likud party officially announced that Netanyahu will participate in the autumn parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place no later than October 27. However, the Prime Minister's position remains vulnerable: insiders report that Netanyahu fears a defeat due to dropping poll numbers for the ruling coalition. The key trigger for this discontent is pressure from the US demanding an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon, which ties the PM's hands internationally and damages his domestic support within Israel.
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