With Israel’s war against Hamas now into its 12th week, the political pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is becoming more apparent. Recent polls show the support for his Likud party is plummetting. From winning 32 seats in parliament just over a year ago, Likud would only hold onto 18 if elections were held today. Centrist General Benny Gantz has meanwhile seen his own popularity rise. The former army chief of staff joined Netanyahu’s war cabinet shortly after Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel. From winning just 12 seats in parliament last November, polls show his National Unity party would take 37 seats in new elections. Netanyahu’s loss of support comes amid mounting international criticism over his handling of the war.
How are Netanyahu’s plummeting poll numbers affecting his war decisions? | DW News
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