Nader Ibrahim

A New York Times Investigation: How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power This is the inside story, containing many details that have never been previously reported, of Netanyahu’s role in the events that led to the Oct. 7 attacks and of the way that his political calculations affected the conduct of the war that followed. It reveals how — in cabinet meetings, closed-door sessions with his top advisers and phone calls with international allies — Netanyahu made a series of decisions that prolonged a cataclysmic war in part to keep himself in power. To understand the role that Netanyahu’s own calculations played in prolonging the war, we spoke with more than 110 officials in Israel, the United States and the Arab world. These officials — both supporters and critics — have all met, observed or worked with the prime minister since the start of the war and sometimes long before it began. We also reviewed scores of documents, including records of government meetings, communications among officials, negotiation records, war plans, intelligence assessments, secret Hamas protocols and court documents. With Patrick Kingsley and Natan Odenheimer, and the photographs of Ziv Koren @PatrickKingsley @natan_oden via @NYTmag @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/07/11/magaz…