Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis Netanyahu is trying to navigate between Trump's demands to rehabilitate Gaza and pressure from his right-wing partners to make no concessions. With the election approaching, his strategy seems to be biding time with the hope international pressure easesShare 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 formatSubscribeJonathan Lis10:37 PM • August 09 2026 IDTIt's doubtful whether someone was surprised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Sunday decision to open the weekly cabinet meeting by slamming the Board of Peace's road map. Two and a half months before Election Day, Netanyahu was forced to navigate between incompatible extremes. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonPalestiniansHamasGazaIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpItamar Ben-GvirBezalel SmotrichBoard of PeaceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMossadLebanonWest BankNetanyahuDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTa'al Rejects Joint Arab List Proposed Slate as Parties Seek Election AllianceWhat Israel Began in Gaza Is Spreading to Palestinians EverywhereTrump Reportedly Prepared to Declare Victory on Iran if Hormuz Reopened'Trump Started a War With No Plan. Now He Doesn't Know How to End It'U.S. University to Pay Israeli Scholar Who Lost Job for Calling Gaza a GenocideRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company