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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the height of Hermon Mount (Jabal al-Sheikh) on the Syrian aspect of the border after the autumn of the Baath regime in Syria.
Ma’yan Toaf / Israel GPO
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the height of Hermon Mount (Jabal al-Sheikh) on the Syrian aspect of the border after the autumn of the Baath regime in Syria.
Ma’yan Toaf / Israel GPO
Firstly of this 12 months Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was going through a political disaster. Just some months earlier than, Hamas had breached Israel’s border with Gaza, killing some 1200 folks in Israel on October seventh.
Because the 12 months ends, Netanyahu is spending a few of it in a courtroom to battle corruption fees which have dogged him since 2019. The Israeli Prime Minister has known as the costs absurd.
You would possibly assume that might be detrimental to his political profession, however as a substitute Netanyahu appears stronger than he has because the warfare started.
This — regardless of that trial, a global arrest warrant and a grinding warfare.
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