Netanyahu’s days are numbered, Biden and aides increasingly believe: US media

Senior US officials have reportedly been discussing whether Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political days are coming to an end, citing the dismal performance of the Israeli regime during a recent Palestinian resistance operation among other things.

“The topic of Netanyahu’s short political shelf life has come up in recent White House meetings involving [US President Joe] Biden,” American news website Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two senior US administration officials.

“Biden has gone so far as to suggest to Netanyahu that he should think about lessons he would share with his eventual successor,” the officials added.

The website cited a current US official and a former one as confirming that “the administration believes Netanyahu has limited time left in office.”

The US administration’s dimming view of Netanyahu is partly driven by the belief that he has been “significantly weakened” by Israelis’ anger over the regime’s failure in the face of the October 7 operation by the Gaza Strip’s resistance movements that dealt a heavy blow to the Tel Aviv regime.

“There’s going to have to be a reckoning within Israeli society about what happened,” said the current official, adding, “Ultimately, the buck stops on the prime minister’s desk.”