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Likud Lawmaker Says Effort to Replace Netanyahu After October 7 Attack Did Not Succeed
Dan Illouz disclosed in an interview this week that Likud Knesset members sought to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several weeks after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. The effort targeted the party leader during a period of national crisis.
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Likud lawmaker Dan Illouz stated in an interview this week that Knesset members from the party had worked to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several weeks after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Haaretz reported the disclosure, which described internal party activity aimed at changing the leadership of Likud. Netanyahu serves as both the party's leader and Israel's prime minister.
The reported effort took place in late 2023 amid the immediate aftermath of the massacre. Illouz provided the account without naming specific members involved in the push.
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