The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
The opposition blames Netanyahu’s policies, stoking calls to topple him.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a come-from-behind victory in Israel’s election on Wednesday.
Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has launched a last-minute media blitz to convince voters he should stay in office.
Polls suggest that the embattled Israeli leader could lose power in next week’s election.
Some may wonder how, as a man of the left and Israel’s peace camp, I can at the same time be a member of a government now fighting a war in Lebanon. The answer is the same one Clement Attlee or Harold Wilson would have given: when your very existence is under threat, you have the right to defend yourself, writes Isaac Herzog.