Israel and US at odds over Gaza future, says Netanyahu

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Benjamin Netanyahu has a residence on a leafy street of Jerusalem, near a sushi restaurant, wine bar and bomb shelter.

But as the war against Hamas rages on into a third month, Israel’s prime minister is rarely at home: instead, he splits his time between the Knesset and the Hakirya, or “Campus”, an area in Tel Aviv where the military is headquartered.

Bibi – a childhood nickname he has not shaken off – has won six elections. As the country’s longest-serving prime minister, he has held the post for a total of 16 years, with ambitions to continue for longer. 

In all his time as Israel’s leader, Mr Netanyahu, 74, has never wielded more power.

Read more from Sophia Yan, The Telegraph’s Senior Foreign Correspondent, here.

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