Netanyahu faces furious rebellion posing 'significant' threat on his future in Israel
Netanyahu has seen protests outside his home as hostage negotiations continue.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may soon face pressure from his people to stand down as the country continues its war with Hamas.
Israel's military activity in Gaza has continued after days of ceasefire where hostages and prisoners were exchanged.
The truce has given many hope that a permanent ceasefire can be achieved, but such a scenario could threaten Netanyahu's place in power.
Netanyahu has faced intense scrutiny in Israel after the October 7 attacks carried out by Hamas. This was seen as a huge security failure, coming after many Israelis were already angry about the government's attempts to reform the judiciary.
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Some Israelis have even been protesting outside Netanyahu's home as pressure continues to pile on the prime minister.
Shikma Bressler, a physicist who was a leading activist in protests against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, has said that opponents to Netanyahu must capitalize on his political vulnerability at the right time.
Speaking to Politico, she said: “We could wake up if we do nothing with everyone gone but him — with all the heads of the security agencies and army resigning but with him still in office and continuing to hollow out the government and the bureaucracy by putting his own ill-qualified people in all the positions, which would be disastrous.
“Some say this won’t happen and that Bibi’s finished but I say that we don’t know, and we can’t take any chances."
Ms Bressler recalled that protests she attended got hundreds of thousands out on the streets last time — about two million protested at one demonstration alone.
She added: “The scholarly literature says that the magic number for a protest to be successful you need about 3.5 percent of the population to take part. We had more than 20 percent of the population actively involved. It was a huge awakening of the normal, ordinary people in this country.
“It will be even bigger this time.”
Nimrod Goren, an academic and analyst with the Middle East Institute, also told Politico that Netanyahu could come under threat when retired general Benny Gantz leaves the emergency cabinet.
He said: “That will be the significant moment — when Benny decides to quit — and the public political discourse will change overnight."
