# Netanyahu weighs West Bank operation ahead of election: ‘Politically, it will not help anybody’

https://mins.news/en/item/113216

- France 24, 2026-10-23 18:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261023-netanyahu-weighs-west-bank-operation-ahead-of-elections-politically-it-will-not-help-anybody

> With a consequential Israeli parliamentary election approaching amid renewed violence in the occupied West Bank, journalist Ben-Dror Yemini assesses Netanyahu’s political prospects and the limits of military escalation. He says the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023 marked a turning point in the Israeli prime minister’s public standing.

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