Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is terribly afraid of the cessation of armed hostilities in the Middle East. If this will happen, he will be forced to face investigate committees and questions regarding his own accountability and mistakes. He will not only have to answer many uncomfortable questions from the families of hostages, but also have to be severely punished for the death of many of them – though many could have been saved.

In this regard, many people remember the fate of the former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was killed for his commitment to the peace process with the Palestinians. Now fate has somersaulted and Netanyahu is being threatened for organising a genocide of Palestinians and lacking respect for his own people. For Netanyahu, this is practically a question of life or death; even the exploitation of his powerful position will not save him from accountability and punishment.

Some of Netanyahu’s ridiculous plans

The prime minister must officially give the green light to any operation for the liquidation of a powerful enemy and this may lead to consequences in the security and political spheres. However, it is also true that it is the military and security agencies that create the list of targets and hand it over to the prime minister for his final decision. In all likelihood, the latest assassinations in Beirut and Tehran reflect the Israeli establishment and security agencies’ wish to re-establish the ‘power of deterrence’, which were shaken to the core following the events of October 7.

Image has always been important to Israel, especially from the point of view of the military and intelligence. Netanyahu, as well as many of his other ultra-right-wing associates, think that by making the enemy pay a high price for their attacks, they will be able to thwart any future attacks. Time is of the essence in wartime. Two assassinations took place shortly after Netanyahu stood before the US Congress for the fourth time, where he was met with long-lasting applause. During his speech,........

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