PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU PUTS POLITICAL SURVIVAL AHEAD OF TOUGH DECISION ON TROUBLED GAZA.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing one of the toughest political decisions of his long career: who should govern Gaza after Hamas?

  So far he’s dodging it.

However,Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from families of captives and the international community to reach a tengible longterm Ceasefire deal. As his main focus is fighting for what's left of his political career, while also trying to defeat Hamas totally.

Meanwhile,Opposition leaders say Prime minister Netanyahu, who rebuffed U.S. calls for a two-state solution this week, should step down.

Any answer that would satisfy Israel’s military and its main international partners, especially the U.S., also risks detonating his governing coalition and ending his hold on power.

Prime minister Netanyahu has said that Israel “will continue to do what is necessary to defend our country and defend our people.”