Current sectionIsrael NewsAnalysis From his paralyzing shell-shock in the first hours of the Hamas assault to bombastic claims of 'total victory': This is how Netanyahu, eying elections, is already drafting an alternative history of the Gaza war, the tragedy of so many Israelis and Palestinians be damnedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOctober 05, 2025If Donald Trump is to be believed, a few days after the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, the long war in Gaza will finally cease to be an ongoing event and pass into the realm of history. It could even be the beginning of what he tantalizingly called at the White House "eternal peace."CommentsIn the NewsCan Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza Force Its Plan on Hamas and Israel?Source: FIFA to Meet Iranian Soccer Officials to Discuss World Cup on SaturdayIDF Soldier Filmed Pointing Weapon at Chest of Palestinian Who Posed No ThreatTop Hamas Military Chief Killed in IDF Gaza Strikes, Hamas Official and IDF SayU.S. Suspends Sanctions Against UN Investigator Francesca AlbaneseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked