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Prime Minister Netanyahu at an English-language press conference on Sunday, where he criticized the news media for using photos of children with medical illnesses to mislead readers about starvation in Gaza. Still from a video by Israel’s government press office.

Defeating Hamas in Gaza in 2025 will pave the way for peace deals between Israel and countries like Lebanon, Oman, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia in 2026, an Israeli general says.

The Israeli reserve brigadier general, Amir Avivi, the founder and chairman of Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, has been a generally reliable analyst in predicting past developments in the war, including Israel’s move into Rafah and into Lebanon and an earlier ceasefire and hostage release.

In comments earlier today in a Zoom briefing, Avivi said countries have already been lined up to accept Gazan civilians who volunteer to relocate. He also said the U.S. may establish a military base in Gaza after Hamas is defeated.

The year 2026 is a midterm election year in the U.S. and is also a year when the next Israeli elections are scheduled.