Amos Harrell

And still feel that the war itself is justified and that Israel should react amongst strongly.

Never repeat the mistakes that led to October 7th.

You should be more proactive, take the initiative and be tougher against your enemies or otherwise you won't survive in this region.

Some 69% of Israelis want to keep fighting Hezbollah and finish with it for good.

That is true even among Israelis who do not support right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Amos Harrell.

the defense and security analyst for Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

Harrell says two things can be true at once.

Israelis can think Netanyahu should leave office.

He says Israelis consider Hezbollah an existential threat.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

We saw that when Trump forced Netanyahu's hand and decided on the ceasefire with Iran last week.

And we saw that again on Thursday evening when Trump announced that there was going to be a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Now, Netanyahu is still hoping that somehow these negotiations fail and the fighting resumes because there's quite a lot that he still wants to achieve.