Netanyahu to run for reelection after Trump questioning

Published June 10, 2026 9:20am ET | Updated June 10, 2026 9:20am ET



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party announced he would run for reelection, after President Donald Trump publicly questioned whether he would.

Speculation about Netanyahu’s political future increased after Trump, the prime minister’s closest international ally, voiced uncertainty, citing the Israeli prime minister’s long career. The Likud party shut down any speculation in a brief X post on Wednesday.

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