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Saturday, October 18, 2025

In Israel, killings of Palestinians in Gaza seen as ‘collateral damage’


Oct. 18, 2025 - Asked about Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian family in Gaza City, Israeli political commentator Akiva Eldar says the Israeli public remains largely focused on celebrating the return of captives from Gaza.

And to the Israeli government, the killings are viewed as “collateral damage”, Eldar told Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is gearing up for elections with opinion polls suggesting he could lose to both centre-left and far-right parties. “What matters to him is his political base,” Eldar said.

“Netanyahu is very worried about the possibility that the international community and President Trump will put pressure on him to go back to the negotiating table” to discuss a two-state solution with the Palestinians, Eldar added.

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