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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Crises on multiple fronts threaten Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power

Israelis demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government's judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv.
Israelis demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government's judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv. Photograph: Ilan Rosenberg/Reuters

On Friday afternoon, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, found himself standing at the side of a remote road in the vast desert valley that runs the length of the occupied West Bank’s frontier with Jordan.

Along with his defence minister, Yoav Galant, Netanyahu was inspecting the scene of a shooting attack earlier in the day that killed British-Israeli sisters Maia and Rina Dee, 20 and 15, and left their 45-year-old mother Lucy fighting for her life. An Israel Defence Forces (IDF) search for the perpetrator is still under way.

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