It stood in stark contrast to the months of public vitriol Netanyahu copped from millions of Israeli citizens, who'd been frustrated with the country's lingering war in Gaza and the fact 50 hostages remained there. During the war with Iran, Netanyahu has been on the optics front line, making several appearances at missile impact sites in Tel Aviv and at a hospital struck in the country's south, reiterating his message that launching the attack has been for Israel's greater good. That ongoing campaign, in which it is estimated by Gazan health authorities that more than 50,000 Palestinians in the besieged territory have been killed, is becoming increasingly unpopular in Israel, particularly because of the plight of the hostages — some of whom are alive, some of whom are not.
Author: Allyson Horn
Published at: 2025-06-28 19:31:25
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