Mixed signals surround cease-fire plan and Netanyahu calculus
The article weighs a U S backed cease-fire proposal described as Israeli led and Netanyahu approved yet contested by Netanyahu allies and Hamas It outlines three phases six week truce with Gaza pullback hostages and prisoner swaps a second phase for remaining hostages and troop withdrawal and a third phase for Gaza reconstruction It notes pressure on Netanyahu from families and courts while US officials insist the plan mirrors the proposal and various experts offer competing readings of Netanyahu strategy amid looming domestic political risk and potential coalition collapse