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Netanyahu claims victory over Iran – but polling shows many Israelis don't trust him
Wyre Davies - BBC NewsSat, 28 June 2025 at 9:26 PM SGT6-min read
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a site in Israel hit by Iranian missiles [Reuters]
Back in March, as he turned his back on a ceasefire process that was delivering results, the Israeli prime minister took a decision described by some commentators as akin to "political suicide".
The Gaza ceasefire deal, brokered by Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff even before the US president was inaugurated to his second term, had led to the release of dozens of hostages from Hamas captivity, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
The next stage was due to see more hostages return home and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, before a negotiated end to the war.