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Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Benjamin Netanyahu

Prolonging the Gaza war helped the Israeli prime minister forestall a political reckoning.

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Benjamin Netanyahu leaving the King David Hotel in Jerusalem to visit the Western Wall on June 12, shortly before Israel attacked Iran.

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.

© Ziv Koren/Polaris, for The New York Times

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 5.
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