“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election in Israel's upcoming national vote, his Likud party announced Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump publicly questioned whether the 76-year-old would run. Netanyahu, who is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has led his country through three years of war, and is currently on trial for corruption. In recent months, he has faced mounting criticism from opposition leaders who accuse him of failing to achieve the war aims he set out following Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel.
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