Netanyahu’s Hardest Day of the War’s End
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to monitor the truce to prevent Israel’s old tricks — bombing under the guise of “security operations.” Meanwhile, global protests from New York to Madrid are demanding accountability, calling for a Palestinian state and freedom for Sumud flotilla detainees still held in Israeli prisons. Terrible News For Netanyahu as Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect! As the ceasefire takes hold, the political math turns brutal for Netanyahu: a pause that brings hostages home also strips him of the permanent-emergency footing that kept his far-right partners aligned, invites fresh scrutiny over battlefield decisions and civilian harm, and revives the protest movement that hounded him before the war; if aid convoys roll and IDF units pull back while rocket fire stays low. Centrists will argue he could have secured the same terms months ago, while hardliners will brand any sustained de-escalation a capitulation and threaten to bolt—leaving him squee...