Israel-Gaza conflict: Benjamin Netanyahu and the history behind the unprecedented attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the country’s longest serving prime minister; he has faced numerous flare-ups in violence with Palestinian militants, a cascade of elections, serious legal battles and chaotic street protests over his 16 years in office. As Redmond Shannon reports, the latest escalation in violence after a surprise Hamas attack on Israel could be the greatest crisis Netanyahu has ever had to deal with.

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