In the days and weeks that followed Oct. 7, the expert consensus inside and outside Israel seemed to be that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political days were numbered.
The destruction of Gaza, the staggering death toll caused by Israeli bombardments and the spiraling humanitarian calamity triggered global public opinion against Israel.
Civil society groups and the families of hostages took to the streets, convinced that Netanyahu was stalling cease-fire negotiations to appease his far-right allies.
As Israel's punishing war against Hamas in Gaza dragged on, dozens of Israeli hostages remained in Hamas captivity and Netanyahu found himself feuding with his generals.
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