Experts and analysts: Netanyahu wants the prisoners free of charge, and the resistance cannot accept the killing of Palestinians by starvation. Despite all the pressure Netanyahu faces, he has not changed his position yet.

Israel needs many months to achieve its goals by force in Gaza, says Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi. Israel is experiencing a confrontation between two institutions that realize the extent of the danger that Israel faces, and an extreme right that only wants to reoccupy Gaza and achieve its ideological goals, according to Muhannad Mustafa.