The newspaper did not name the officials it cited, but confirmed that fears in the White House were real and that Netanyahu was trying to prolong the conflict.
The Washington Post reports that officials in US President Joe Biden's administration are concerned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may launch an all-out war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, especially after Hamas has begun to defend its political position. Attack on Israel.
The newspaper cited unnamed Biden administration officials and diplomats in its report, which said the US sent senior diplomats, including Amos Hochstein and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, to Israel to prevent an all-out war between Israel and Israel. Hezbollah.
In recent polls, Netanyahu's popularity has declined since the start of the war on Gaza. Many Israelis blame Netanyahu and hold him responsible for the Hamas attack on Israel and its aftermath.
The Israel Democracy Institute (ITI) conducted a new poll from December 25 to 28 that revealed that “85 percent of Israelis want Netanyahu to hand over power to someone else after the war on Hamas ends.”
Since October 7, thousands have been protesting in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities demanding Netanyahu's ouster as Hamas demands Israeli hostages and prisoners.
Sharp differences of opinion
The last meeting of the Israeli mini-ministerial council ended with sharp disagreements between the commander-in-chief and several ministers, against the background of an investigation into the October 7 events.
Netanyahu dissolved the meeting after voices from right-wing ministers rose against the chief of staff, particularly after he decided on October 7 to set up an investigative panel of four former generals. But criticism followed him. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized the session and described it as a new, unprecedented collapse, saying ministers were trying to insult Chief of Staff Herzei Halevy while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did nothing. It is not a government, but a “national disaster”.
