Thursday, 02/07/2026   
   Beirut 22:36

Maariv: 1000 Days after October 7 Attack, Netanyahu’s Political Survival is the Only Israeli ‘Victory’

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in an image from August 2025.

Maariv Newspaper wondered how one thousand days after the worst disaster to befall “Israel” since its establishment—the October 7 attack—a commission of inquiry has yet to be established.

“Only in one ‘state’ does the person who bears primary responsibility for this kind of catastrophe remain in office. That “state” is ‘Israel’,” the Zionist paper added.

“In Japan, he would have taken his own life on the afternoon of October 7. In Germany, he would have resigned the following day. In Britain, it would have taken a little longer, because he would first have had to go to the palace and inform the King. The same applies to any country that respects itself—wherever there are people, where there is honor, where there is conscience, and where there is accountability. Even under dictatorships, the generals would have hinted to the ruler that his time was up.”

“There is no doubt that when Netanyahu promised ‘total victory’ in his speeches, statements, and numerous announcements, he meant his own complete personal victory—his political survival and his continuation as Prime Minister. Netanyahu realized that achieving a ‘total victory’ over Hamas was impossible, that destroying or eliminating it was impossible, and that disarming Hezbollah was impossible.”

In turn, Walla website reported some figures highlighting war casualty data since 7 October 2023:

Yedioth Ahronoth Newspaper mentioned, “It is true that the tunnel infrastructure has been damaged, that the military wing has lost thousands of fighters, that Hamas’ weapons are no match for those possessed by “Israel,” and that nearly all of Hamas’ leadership has been eliminated. Nevertheless, according to numerous reports from Gaza, Hamas is rearming itself, restoring tunnel infrastructure in the areas it controls, reproducing weapons and even rockets, and attempting to smuggle drones from Sinai. In other words, it is preparing for another round of fighting against ‘Israel’.”

Source: Al-Manar English Website