Netanyahu wants 'total victory' — will it cost Saudi normalization, US support? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Ben Caspit

Feb 9, 2024

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 25: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the first leg of his four-day trip to the Middle East, on May 25, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. The Secretary of State will also travel to Ramallah to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as travelling to Egypt and Jordan. — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 25, 2021. — Haim Zach / GPO via Getty Images

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Netanyahu gives in to US pressure on Paris talks but still committed to war

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Palestinians inspect the damage amid the rubble of a building where two hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forcess in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel announced on February 12 the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Hamas-run health ministry said "around 100" Palestinians including children were killed in heavy overnight air

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Hostages' rescue buys Netanyahu time as Israel braces for longer war in Gaza

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Cars drive past a billboard bearing an inscription in Hebrew which reads 'think well of who benefits from our division - unity now', with a portrait of the head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar, in Tel Aviv on April 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Palestinian territory. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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As Hamas, Netanyahu 'accept' US plan, Sinwar 'riding high,' far from surrender

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 9: U.S. President Joe Biden points to WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces players and other invited guests as he walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 9, 2024 in Washington, DC, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is traveling to San Francisco, California for campaign fundraisers. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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As Netanyahu fans flames, will Biden lose Israeli center over arms cut?

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