The Israeli War Between Israel and the First World War II: How Mr. Netanyahu (and his Right-wing Likud Party) Have Done Their Job

In the weeks following Hamas’s gruesome Oct. 7 incursion, Mr. Netanyahu’s political future looked bleak. The prime minister boasted that his time in power had made Israel the most secure country in the world. The legacy was shattered by the attack by Hamas. The man who described himself as “Mr. Security,” who said he hoped to be remembered as “the protector of Israel,” appeared responsible for the deadliest single day in Israel’s history. Even as military and intelligence leaders have since stepped up to take the blame, Mr. Netanyahu has pointedly refused to acknowledge his own culpability.

A poll in January found only 15 percent of Israelis wanted him to stay in office after the war. And, in another recent poll, by Israel’s Channel 13, most Israelis said they did not trust Mr. Netanyahu’s handling of the war. Support for his right-wing Likud party has likewise cratered.