Netanyahu Is Still Following the Same Failed Gaza Strategy

Two years of war have brought tactical changes and immense suffering, but the political status quo endures.

Hamas militants stand guard as Egyptian workers use a digger as they search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages in the northern of Gaza Strip on December 1. December 3, 2025, 9:46 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

After two years of foot-dragging, Israel’s government recently voted to establish a commission of inquiry into the causes of Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Detractors were quick to argue that this would be a whitewashing exercise, given that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long refused to accept any blame. Implicitly, however, Netanyahu has acknowledged his responsibility by r

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