Editing Benjamin Netanyahu (section)

=== Sixth term ===
{{further|Thirty-seventh government of Israel|Israeli war cabinet}}
{{see also|2023 Israeli judicial reform|2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|Gaza war}}
[[File:המחאה נגד ההפיכה המשפטית, קפלן פינת מנחם בגין, 4 במרץ 2023.jpg|thumb|220px|[[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|Protest]] against the [[2023 Israeli judicial reform|judicial reform]] in March 2023]]
[[File:Prime Minister Sunak met with Prime Minister Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in 2023.jpg|thumb|Netanyahu with British prime minister [[Rishi Sunak]] in London, 24 March 2023]]
After the [[2022 Israeli legislative election|2022 election]], Netanyahu was sworn in as prime minister again as the leader of a hardline coalition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-resumes-role-as-pm-as-israels-most-hardline-government-ever-takes-office/|title=Netanyahu returns as PM, wins Knesset support for Israel's most hardline government|work=The Times of Israel|date=29 December 2022|access-date=29 December 2022|archive-date=22 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222115339/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-resumes-role-as-pm-as-israels-most-hardline-government-ever-takes-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> He officially started his sixth term on 29 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel's likely most right-wing government ever |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-swearing-in-intl/index.html |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=CNN |date=29 December 2022 |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228233951/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-swearing-in-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first months of Netanyahu's sixth term were centered around [[2023 Israeli judicial reform|a proposed reform package in the judicial branch]], which drew widespread criticism. Critics highlighted the negative effects it would have on the [[Israeli system of government#Separation of Powers|separation of powers]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://lawprofsforum.wixsite.com/english |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Professors Democracy |language=en |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209083251/https://lawprofsforum.wixsite.com/english |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Override Clause Explainer |url=https://en.idi.org.il/articles/46387 |access-date=11 February 2023 |website=en.idi.org.il |date=November 2022 |language=he |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131005142/https://en.idi.org.il/articles/46387 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Test of reasonableness |language=en-US |work=The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Test-of-reasonableness-592489 |access-date=11 February 2023 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211191434/https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Test-of-reasonableness-592489 |url-status=live }}</ref> the office of the [[Attorney General of Israel|Attorney General]],<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bachner |first1=Michael |last2=Staff |first2=ToI |title=AG censures 'harmful' proposal to let ministers appoint own legal advisers |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-censures-harmful-proposal-to-let-ministers-appoint-own-legal-advisers/ |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |archive-date=26 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626234006/https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-censures-harmful-proposal-to-let-ministers-appoint-own-legal-advisers/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stern |first=Yedidia Z. |title=The attack on legal oversight threatens us all |url=http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-attack-on-legal-oversight-endangers-us-all/ |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=blogs.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213014148/https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-attack-on-legal-oversight-endangers-us-all/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coalition Agreements of Israel's 37th Government: The Appointment of Legal Advisors in Government Ministries |url=https://en.idi.org.il/articles/47681 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=en.idi.org.il |date=January 2023 |language=he |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212112357/https://en.idi.org.il/articles/47681 |url-status=live }}</ref> the economy,<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2023 |title=Two Former Governors of the Israeli Central Bank Warn of Economic Consequences of Government's Plans for the Judiciary |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-22/ty-article/.premium/former-bank-of-israel-heads-warn-judicial-overhaul-may-deal-severe-blow-to-economy/00000185-d97d-d1d2-a3c7-fb7fa0560000 |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328095538/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-01-22/ty-article/.premium/former-bank-of-israel-heads-warn-judicial-overhaul-may-deal-severe-blow-to-economy/00000185-d97d-d1d2-a3c7-fb7fa0560000 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2023 |title=Kahneman: The judicial reform is a disaster |language=en |work=Globes |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-kahneman-the-judicial-reform-is-a-disaster-1001436559 |access-date=11 February 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404062308/https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-kahneman-the-judicial-reform-is-a-disaster-1001436559 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=זרחיה |first1=צבי |last2=טייטלבאום |first2=שלמה |date=23 February 2023 |title=הנגיד והכלכלנית הראשית: שינויי המשטר עלולים ליצור פגיעה קשה בכלכלה |url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/article/ryow8mbri |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=כלכליסט |language=he |archive-date=27 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227214726/https://www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/article/ryow8mbri |url-status=live }}</ref> public health,<ref name="Izak-2023">{{Cite news |last=Izak |first=Rotem |date=18 February 2023 |title=צפו פגיעה, זו מתקפה ישירה על נשים: ההיבט המגדרי של המהפכה המשפטית |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rkc8syjpi |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226184501/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rkc8syjpi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Barnea-2023">{{Cite news |last=Barnea |first=Rani |date=1 March 2023 |title=הסיוט של מערכת המשפט יהיה האסון של מערכת הבריאות |language=he |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/health/2023-03-01/ty-article/.premium/00000186-98d9-d038-a3f6-bbf95dba0000 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304105309/https://www.haaretz.co.il/health/2023-03-01/ty-article/.premium/00000186-98d9-d038-a3f6-bbf95dba0000 |url-status=live }}</ref> women and minorities,<ref name="Izak-2023" /><ref name="Barnea-2023" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Maltz |first=Judy |date=25 February 2023 |title=U.S. Reform Movement Leader to Israelis: Your Diaspora Siblings Stand in Solidarity With You |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-25/ty-article/.premium/u-s-reform-movement-leader-to-israelis-your-diaspora-siblings-are-in-solidarity-with-you/00000186-899c-d5bf-adb6-af9e93100000 |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225192325/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-25/ty-article/.premium/u-s-reform-movement-leader-to-israelis-your-diaspora-siblings-are-in-solidarity-with-you/00000186-899c-d5bf-adb6-af9e93100000 |url-status=live }}</ref> workers' rights,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Weingarten |first1=Randi |last2=Appelbaum |first2=Stuart |date=20 February 2023 |title=As U.S. Jews and Union Leaders, We See the Dangers of Israel's Democratic Crisis |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-02-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/as-u-s-jews-and-union-leaders-we-see-the-dangers-of-israels-democratic-crisis/00000186-6f51-d7c1-a1ee-6f7fa8b50000 |access-date=21 February 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307222738/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-02-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/as-u-s-jews-and-union-leaders-we-see-the-dangers-of-israels-democratic-crisis/00000186-6f51-d7c1-a1ee-6f7fa8b50000 |url-status=live }}</ref> scientific research,<ref name="Barnea-2023" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2023 |title=200 U.S. Jewish Scientists Call on Netanyahu Gov't to Halt Judicial Overhaul Plan |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-02-19/ty-article/.premium/200-u-s-jewish-scientists-call-on-netanyahu-govt-to-halt-judicial-overhaul-plan/00000186-6955-d772-a387-6f5db4ea0000 |access-date=20 February 2023 |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141207/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-02-19/ty-article/.premium/200-u-s-jewish-scientists-call-on-netanyahu-govt-to-halt-judicial-overhaul-plan/00000186-6955-d772-a387-6f5db4ea0000 |url-status=live }}</ref> the overall strength of Israel's democracy<ref>{{Cite web |title=In petition, leading academics warn judicial shakeup will harm Israel's security |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-petition-leading-academics-warn-judicial-shakeup-will-harm-israels-security/ |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320133352/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-petition-leading-academics-warn-judicial-shakeup-will-harm-israels-security/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shani |first=Ayelett |date=10 February 2023 |title='Israel's Government Has neo-Nazi Ministers. It Really Does Recall Germany in 1933' |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-10/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/israels-government-has-neo-nazi-ministers-it-really-does-recall-germany-in-1933/00000186-3a49-d80f-abff-7ac9c7ff0000 |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307222553/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-10/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/israels-government-has-neo-nazi-ministers-it-really-does-recall-germany-in-1933/00000186-3a49-d80f-abff-7ac9c7ff0000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native |url-status=live }}</ref> and its foreign relations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Samuels |first=Ben |date=19 February 2023 |title=Equating Israeli and Iranian Protests, U.S. Lawmakers Slam Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-02-19/ty-article/.premium/equating-israeli-and-iranian-protests-u-s-lawmakers-slam-netanyahus-judicial-overhaul/00000186-6976-d7c4-a187-f976d4e70000 |access-date=19 February 2023 |archive-date=19 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219234122/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2023-02-19/ty-article/.premium/equating-israeli-and-iranian-protests-u-s-lawmakers-slam-netanyahus-judicial-overhaul/00000186-6976-d7c4-a187-f976d4e70000 |url-status=live }}</ref> After weeks of [[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|public protests on Israel's streets]], joined by a growing number of [[Military reserve force|military reservists]], Minister of Defense [[Yoav Gallant]] spoke against the reform on 25 March, calling for a halt of the legislative process "for the sake of Israel's security".<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0190-8286| last = Hendrix| first = Steve| title = Israeli defense minister calls on Netanyahu to halt overhaul of courts| newspaper = Washington Post| access-date = 27 March 2023| date = 25 March 2023| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/25/israel-defense-minister-yoav-gallant-netanyahu/| archive-date = 26 March 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230326153125/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/25/israel-defense-minister-yoav-gallant-netanyahu/| url-status = live}}</ref> Netanyahu announced his intention to remove Gallant from his post the following day, sparking further mass protests across Israel and ultimately leading to Netanyahu agreeing to delay the legislation for a month.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0190-8286| last1 = Hendrix| first1 = Steve| last2 = Rubin| first2 = Shira| title = Netanyahu fires defense minister who called for halt to judicial overhaul| newspaper = Washington Post| access-date = 27 March 2023| date = 27 March 2023| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/26/israel-netanyahu-gallant-defense-minister/| archive-date = 8 June 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230608195623/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/26/israel-netanyahu-gallant-defense-minister/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McKernan |first=Bethan |date=27 March 2023 |title=Israel: Netanyahu announces delay to judicial overhaul plan |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/27/israel-netanyahu-judiciary-plans-halt |access-date=28 March 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328030213/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/27/israel-netanyahu-judiciary-plans-halt |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2023, the new government under Netanyahu approved the legalization of nine [[Israeli outpost|settler outposts]] in the occupied [[West Bank]].<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Announced Israeli Settlement Freeze, Netanyahu Rushed to Deny It |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-27/ty-article/.premium/u-s-announced-israeli-settlement-freeze-netanyahu-rushed-to-deny-it/00000186-926e-d064-afde-f7fed8d50000 |work=Haaretz |date=27 February 2023 |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180951/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-27/ty-article/.premium/u-s-announced-israeli-settlement-freeze-netanyahu-rushed-to-deny-it/00000186-926e-d064-afde-f7fed8d50000 |url-status=live }}</ref> Finance Minister [[Bezalel Smotrich]] took charge of most of the [[Israeli Civil Administration|Civil Administration]], obtaining broad authority over civilian issues in the West Bank. Israeli peace groups condemned the move as ''de jure'' [[Proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank|annexation of the occupied territories]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-handed-sweeping-powers-over-west-bank-control-over-settlement-planning/|title=Smotrich handed sweeping powers over West Bank, control over settlement planning|first=Jeremy|last=Sharon|work=The Times of Israel|date=23 February 2023|access-date=7 October 2023|archive-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105011524/https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-handed-sweeping-powers-over-west-bank-control-over-settlement-planning/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/24/former-us-ambassador-accuses-israel-creeping-annexation-west-bank-israel-palestinians|title=Former US ambassador accuses Israel of 'creeping annexation' of the West Bank|first=Chris|last=McGreal|date=24 February 2023|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=7 October 2023|archive-date=24 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224143609/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/24/former-us-ambassador-accuses-israel-creeping-annexation-west-bank-israel-palestinians|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite web |date=12 March 2015 |title=Netanyahu and the Settlements |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/12/world/middleeast/netanyahu-west-bank-settlements-israel-election.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213053804/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/12/world/middleeast/netanyahu-west-bank-settlements-israel-election.html |archive-date=13 December 2022 |access-date=2 January 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In March 2023, Netanyahu's government repealed a 2005 law whereby four [[Israeli settlement]]s, [[Homesh]], [[Sa-Nur]], [[Ganim]] and [[Kadim]], were dismantled as part of the [[Israeli disengagement from Gaza]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-03-21/ty-article/.premium/u-s-denounces-provocative-settlement-law-slams-smotrichs-comments-on-palestinians/00000187-0570-dde5-ab8f-277c93490000|title=U.S. Denounces 'Provocative' Settlement Law, Slams Smotrich's 'Dangerous' Comments on Palestinians|newspaper=Haaretz|access-date=7 October 2023|archive-date=8 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508074448/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-03-21/ty-article/.premium/u-s-denounces-provocative-settlement-law-slams-smotrichs-comments-on-palestinians/00000187-0570-dde5-ab8f-277c93490000|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2023, Netanyahu's coalition shortened the procedure of approving settlement construction and gave Finance Minister Smotrich the authority to approve one of the stages, changing the system operating for the last 27 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli government takes major step toward West Bank annexation |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/20/israeli-government-takes-major-step-toward-west-bank-annexation_6034532_4.html |work=[[Le Monde]] |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008061731/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/20/israeli-government-takes-major-step-toward-west-bank-annexation_6034532_4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In its first six months, construction of 13,000 housing units in settlements, almost triple the amount advanced in the whole of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-hands-smotrich-full-authority-to-expand-existing-settlements/|title=Netanyahu hands Smotrich full authority to expand existing settlements|first=Jeremy|last=Sharon|website=The Times of Israel |date=18 June 2023|access-date=7 October 2023|archive-date=13 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113063154/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-hands-smotrich-full-authority-to-expand-existing-settlements/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:P20230920CS-0125 (53234992098).jpg|thumb|Netanyahu with U.S. president [[Joe Biden]] in New York City, 20 September 2023]]
Israel refused to [[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|send lethal weapons]] to [[Ukraine]]. In June 2023, Netanyahu said that Israel is concerned "with the possibility that systems that we would give to Ukraine would fall into Iranian hands and could be reverse engineered, and we would find ourselves facing Israeli systems used against Israel."<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel's Netanyahu concerned its defense systems may reach Iran if sent to Ukraine |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/29/israels-netanyahu-concerned-its-defense-systems-may-reach-iran-if-sent-to-ukraine.html |work=[[CNBC]] |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=11 August 2023 |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713104734/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/29/israels-netanyahu-concerned-its-defense-systems-may-reach-iran-if-sent-to-ukraine.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 7 October 2023, after Palestinian militants from Gaza launched [[7 October attacks|a major surprise attack]], Netanyahu announced that Israel would enter in a state of war against [[Hamas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu says Israel is 'at war' as Palestinian militants launch surprise air and ground attack from Gaza |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/07/middleeast/sirens-israel-rocket-attack-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |date=7 October 2023 |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008010528/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/07/middleeast/sirens-israel-rocket-attack-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He threatened to "turn all the places where Hamas is organized and hiding into cities of ruins", called [[Gaza City|Gaza]] "the city of evil", and urged its residents to "leave now".<ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu: We will turn places where Hamas is hiding into 'cities of ruins' |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skforn1za |work=Ynetnews |date=7 October 2023 |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015164027/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skforn1za |url-status=live }}</ref> He later proposed that opposition parties Yesh Atid and National Unity enter [[Israeli war cabinet|an emergency unity government]] amid the conflict,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netanyahu offers Lapid, Gantz to join him in emergency unity government |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-offers-lapid-gantz-to-join-him-in-emergency-unity-government/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007182953/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-offers-lapid-gantz-to-join-him-in-emergency-unity-government/ |url-status=live }}</ref> after Leader of the Opposition Lapid urged Nethanyahu put "aside our differences and form an emergency, narrow, professional government."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keller-Lynn |first=Carrie |title=Lapid urges emergency government, says PM can't manage war with extreme cabinet |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-urges-emergency-government-says-pm-cant-manage-war-with-extreme-cabinet/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007182954/https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-urges-emergency-government-says-pm-cant-manage-war-with-extreme-cabinet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Netanyahu was criticized for presiding over Israel's biggest intelligence failure in 50 years, and has [[Gaza war protests in Israel#"Bring Them Home Now" protests|faced protests]] calling for his removal. The outbreak of war led to increased opposition to Netanyahu and the government from Israeli citizens due to a perceived failure to anticipate the Hamas-led attack, with increased calls for Netanyahu's resignation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israelis blame gov't for Hamas massacre, say Netanyahu must resign |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-767880 |access-date=14 October 2023 |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022103941/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-767880 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Thousands Protest Across Israel Against Netanyahu's Government |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-20/ty-article/.premium/thousands-protest-across-israel-against-netanyahus-government/0000018d-282a-dd75-addd-faeb1faf0000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129002825/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-20/ty-article/.premium/thousands-protest-across-israel-against-netanyahus-government/0000018d-282a-dd75-addd-faeb1faf0000 |archive-date=29 January 2024 |access-date=29 January 2024 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2024 |title=Protesters call for change to Netanyahu government |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/protesters-tel-aviv-call-change-netanyahu-government-2024-01-20/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> A poll in 2023 showed that 56% of Israelis believed that Netanyahu must resign after the war, with 86% of respondents holding the country's leadership responsible for the security failings that led to the attack.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wionews.com/world/majority-israelis-blame-govt-for-hamas-attack-believe-netanyahu-must-resign-poll-646303 |title=Many Israelis blame govt for Hamas attack, believe Netanyahu must resign: Poll |publisher=WION |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019211159/https://www.wionews.com/world/majority-israelis-blame-govt-for-hamas-attack-believe-netanyahu-must-resign-poll-646303 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231012-56-israelis-believe-netanyahu-should-resign-at-end-of-conflict-with-palestine-poll/ |title=56% Israelis believe Netanyahu should resign at end of conflict with Palestine: Poll |publisher=Middle East Monitor |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015191954/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231012-56-israelis-believe-netanyahu-should-resign-at-end-of-conflict-with-palestine-poll/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Israel-Gaza conflict: Unthinkable security lapse on Netanyahu's watch |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/unthinkable-security-lapse-netanyahu-watch-analysis-israel-palestine-hamas-wxf5dd97f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028183017/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/unthinkable-security-lapse-netanyahu-watch-analysis-israel-palestine-hamas-wxf5dd97f |archive-date=28 October 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Israelis question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 'colossal failure' on security establishment |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/israelis-question-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-on-colossal-failure-on-security-establishment/cid/1972740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028182415/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/israelis-question-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-on-colossal-failure-on-security-establishment/cid/1972740 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023 |work=The Telegraph Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu may end up the highest-ranking casualty of this attack |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/shocking-failure-of-israeli-security-a-blow-to-netanyahu/news-story/ba924d39fea487b748b9614e205fa365 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026211712/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/shocking-failure-of-israeli-security-a-blow-to-netanyahu/news-story/ba924d39fea487b748b9614e205fa365 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023 |work=The Australian}}</ref> On 28 October 2023, Netanyahu was accused of using "dangerous rhetoric" when comparing Hamas to [[Amalek]], stating: "You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And we do remember."<ref>{{cite news |title=The Dangerous History Behind Netanyahu's Amalek Rhetoric |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/benjamin-netanyahu-amalek-israel-palestine-gaza-saul-samuel-old-testament/ |work=The Mother Jones |date=3 November 2023 |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=24 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124213319/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/benjamin-netanyahu-amalek-israel-palestine-gaza-saul-samuel-old-testament/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 October, Netanyahu blamed Israel's security chiefs for Hamas's attack in a post on X (formerly Twitter); this was later deleted following criticism.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kershner |first=Isabel |date=29 October 2023 |title=Netanyahu Apologizes After Blaming Security Chiefs for Failure in Hamas Attack |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/world/middleeast/netanyahu-apologizes-hamas-attack.html |access-date=29 October 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029135606/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/world/middleeast/netanyahu-apologizes-hamas-attack.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A subsequent investigation carried out by [[Shin Bet]] acknowledged the agency's failures but also found that Shin Bet warned the prime minister that Hamas was not deterred and objected to the divide-and-rule policy vis-a-vis Hamas and the Palestinian Administration.<ref name=shabak>{{cite news |title=Probing October 7, Shin Bet Points Fingers at Netanyahu, Fueling Tensions With PM |access-date=11 March 2025 |publisher=Haaretz |date=5 March 2025|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-03-05/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-oct-7-probe-finds-internal-failures-points-finger-at-prime-minister/00000195-62f1-db7b-afdd-f2fdc8cb0000}}</ref>[[File:Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 118th United States Congress (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C. with House Speaker [[Mike Johnson]] and Senator [[Ben Cardin]], 24 July 2024.]]
On 11 November 2023, he rejected calls for a ceasefire in the war and warned that Israel will "stand firm against the world if necessary." He said the [[Israel Defense Forces]] would remain in Gaza "as long as necessary" and Israel would prevent the [[Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]] from returning to Gaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu: We'll defy the world if needed to defeat Hamas; PA can't run Gaza after war |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-vows-to-defeat-hamas-even-if-israel-has-to-stand-firm-against-the-world/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=12 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113120544/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-vows-to-defeat-hamas-even-if-israel-has-to-stand-firm-against-the-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Netanyahu called allegations that Israel is breaking international law "hogwash" and described Palestinian [[Casualties of the Gaza war|civilian casualties]] as "collateral damage."<ref>{{cite news |title=Netanyahu Calls Palestinians 'Collateral Damage' As Israel Destroys Gaza |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-gaza-collateral-damage_n_655119bfe4b0373d70b28a56 |work=HuffPost |date=12 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113115405/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-gaza-collateral-damage_n_655119bfe4b0373d70b28a56 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 December 2023, he faced criticism during a meeting with released [[Gaza war hostage crisis|Israeli hostages]]. One of the hostages accused him of putting politics "above the return of the kidnapped."<ref>{{cite news |title=Leaked audio of heated meeting reveals hostages' fury at Netanyahu |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/06/middleeast/leaked-audio-of-heated-meeting-reveals-hostages-fury-at-netanyahu/index.html |work=CNN |date=6 December 2023 |access-date=7 December 2023 |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212505/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/06/middleeast/leaked-audio-of-heated-meeting-reveals-hostages-fury-at-netanyahu/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, Netanyahu said that Israel should support the "voluntary migration" of Palestinians from Gaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli MK: Countries in South America, Africa Offered to Accept Refugees From Gaza, in Exchange for Payment |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-26/ty-article/israeli-mk-israel-has-received-inquiries-from-countries-to-accept-refugees-from-gaza/0000018c-a50e-d408-a99f-ed5ec4f00000 |work=Haaretz |date=26 December 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023 |archive-date=26 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226092458/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-12-26/ty-article/israeli-mk-israel-has-received-inquiries-from-countries-to-accept-refugees-from-gaza/0000018c-a50e-d408-a99f-ed5ec4f00000 |url-status=live }}</ref> Netanyahu has been accused of genocide by non-governmental organizations,<ref>{{cite web |last=Eghbariah |first=Rabea |date=21 November 2023 |title=The Harvard Law Review Refused to Run This Piece About genocide in Gaza |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/harvard-law-review-gaza-israel-genocide/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206163957/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/harvard-law-review-gaza-israel-genocide/ |archive-date=6 December 2023 |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=The Nation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=16 November 2023 |title=Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/11/gaza-un-experts-call-international-community-prevent-genocide-against |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224050530/https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/11/gaza-un-experts-call-international-community-prevent-genocide-against |archive-date=24 December 2023 |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=UN}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Burga |first=Solcyre |date=14 November 2023 |title=Is What's Happening in Gaza a Genocide? Experts Weigh In |url=https://time.com/6334409/is-whats-happening-gaza-genocide-experts/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125022352/https://time.com/6334409/is-whats-happening-gaza-genocide-experts/ |archive-date=25 November 2023 |access-date=21 March 2024 |magazine=Time}}</ref> culminating in the [[South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)|''South Africa v. Israel'']] case before the [[International Court of Justice]] in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Anita |date=4 January 2024 |title=South Africa to take Israel to Top UN Court on Genocide Claim in Gaza |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-to-take-israel-to-top-un-court-on-genocide-claim-in-gaza-/7427539.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106225145/https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-to-take-israel-to-top-un-court-on-genocide-claim-in-gaza-/7427539.html |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=Voice of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf |title=Proceedings instituted by South Africa against the State of Israel on 29 December 2023 |date=29 December 2023 |access-date=21 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105144115/https://www.icj-cij.org/index.php/node/203394 |archive-date=5 January 2024 |url-status=live |work=International Court of Justice}}</ref> 

On 20 May 2024, [[Karim Ahmad Khan|Karim Khan]], the [[prosecutor of the International Criminal Court]], announced his intention to apply for an [[arrest warrant]] for Netanyahu on several counts of alleged [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]].<ref name="ICCAW">{{cite web |last=Khan |first=Karim A.A. |date=20 May 2024 |title=Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine |url=https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520105912/https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state |archive-date=20 May 2024 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=icc-cpi.int |publisher=International Criminal Court}}</ref><ref name="ICCAW CNN">{{Cite web |last=Kottasová |first=Ivana |date=20 May 2024 |title=EXCLUSIVE: ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza war |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/middleeast/icc-israel-hamas-arrest-warrant-war-crimes-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520113208/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/middleeast/icc-israel-hamas-arrest-warrant-war-crimes-intl/index.html |archive-date=20 May 2024 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

On 24 July 2024, Netanyahu addressed another [[joint session of the United States Congress]], amidst widespread protest, to solicit support for the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archie |first=Ayane |date=24 July 2024 |title=About 200 people protesting Gaza war arrested in congressional building, police say |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/national/2024/07/24/about-200-people-protesting-gaza-war-arrested-in-congressional-building-police-say |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=[[KPBS Public Media]] |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729102536/https://www.kpbs.org/news/national/2024/07/24/about-200-people-protesting-gaza-war-arrested-in-congressional-building-police-say |url-status=live }}</ref> He called protesters "[[useful idiot]]s" and pledged a "total victory" in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=ELLEN KNICKMEYER |author2=FARNOUSH AMIRI |author3=ASHRAF KHALIL |date=24 July 2024 |title=In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters |url=https://apnews.com/article/netanyahu-congress-gaza-hamas-israel-6ea5daf3cd1988b0ad6e874bd450f9bf |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=[[AP News]] |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729081114/https://apnews.com/article/netanyahu-congress-gaza-hamas-israel-6ea5daf3cd1988b0ad6e874bd450f9bf |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 July, he met with 2024 Republican nominee for president [[Donald Trump]] in Florida at his [[Mar-a-Lago]] residence where he criticized presumptive Democratic nominee for President [[Kamala Harris]] for vowing that she "will not be silent" about atrocities in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Atwood |first1=Kylie |last2=Treene |first2=Alayna |date=26 July 2024 |title=Trump meeting with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/trump-netanyahu-meeting-mar-a-lago/index.html |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729103937/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/trump-netanyahu-meeting-mar-a-lago/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, USA on February 5, 2025 - 9.jpg|thumb|Netanyahu and US Secretary of Defense [[Pete Hegseth]] at the Pentagon on 5 February 2025 ]]
On 19 October 2024, a [[Drone warfare|drone attack]] believed to have originated from Lebanon [[2024 drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's residence|was made on Netanyahu's residence]] in [[Caesarea (modern town)|Caesarea]]. Netanyahu was not in the residence at the time, while no casualties were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2024 |title=Drone strike launched toward Netanyahu's house, Israeli government says |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/strike-launched-israeli-prime-ministers-house-114950469 |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Netanyahu accused [[Hezbollah]] of trying to assassinate him in the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2024 |title=Netanyahu says drone attack targeting his residence was an attempt to 'assassinate' him |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241019-drone-attack-targets-netanyahu-residence-as-israeli-strikes-hammer-gaza |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>

On 21 November 2024, the [[International Criminal Court]] issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his former defence minister [[Yoav Gallant]] and Hamas military commander [[Mohammed Deif]] for [[War crimes in the Gaza war|alleged war crimes]] committed during the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 November 2024 |title=Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander over alleged war crimes|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2exvx944o |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref> Netanyahu described the ruling as "absurd and false lies" and said the decision is "antisemitic".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Belam |first1=Martin |title=Netanyahu says ICC warrant for his arrest over alleged war crimes is 'antisemitic' and 'absurd' – Middle East live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/21/international-criminal-court-icc-arrest-warrant-benjamin-netanyahu-yoav-gallant-mohamed-deif-israel-gaza-war-crimes |work=the Guardian |date=21 November 2024}}</ref>

On the night of 18 March 2025, Israel launched a [[March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip|surprise attack on the Gaza Strip]], effectively ending the [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2025 |title=Israel breaks ceasefire with surprise airstrike, killing more than 400 Palestinians |url=https://apnews.com/live/latest-updates-israel-launches-new-wave-of-airstrikes-across-gaza-after-ceasefire-talks-stall#00000195-a988-d36f-a797-a99b37260000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319014017/https://apnews.com/live/latest-updates-israel-launches-new-wave-of-airstrikes-across-gaza-after-ceasefire-talks-stall#00000195-a988-d36f-a797-a99b37260000 |archive-date=19 March 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Netanyahu was scheduled on 18 March to testify in [[Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu|his corruption trial]], but as a result of the attacks, the legal proceedings were postponed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2025 |title=Netanyahu's court testimony today canceled; PM to hold urgent security consultation at 11 a.m. |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahus-court-testimony-today-canceled-pm-to-hold-urgent-security-consultation-at-11-a-m/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |archive-date=18 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318212311/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahus-court-testimony-today-canceled-pm-to-hold-urgent-security-consultation-at-11-a-m/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2025, Netanyahu fired [[Ronen Bar]], the chief of the [[Shin Bet]] intelligence service, citing a loss of confidence in him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who is Ronen Bar, the sacked chief of Israel's Shin Bet security service? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/21/who-is-ronen-bar-the-recently-sacked-chief-of-israel-shin-bet-security-service |work=The Guardian |date=21 March 2025}}</ref> Ronen Bar accused the government of firing him for investigating [[Qatar]]'s involvement and influence in the Prime Minister's Office, in a case known as the [[Qatari connection affair]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Cabinet Votes Unanimously to Dismiss Shin Bet Head Ronen Bar |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-03-20/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-chief-slams-pms-baseless-claims-improper-motives-as-govt-votes-on-dismissal/00000195-b4bd-df25-a9d7-f6fd95da0000 |work=Haaretz |date=20 March 2025}}</ref>