Israeli political scientist Ori Goldberg said, the triumphalism over those geopolitical wins has given way to,
1. a sense of acceptance
2. and resignation that the war needs to end.

“Nobody’s really celebrating,” Goldberg said. “Everyone knew this had to come. Israelis have been living in a kind of daze these last 15 months. Life has become hard for many Israelis, not as hard as we’ve made it for Palestinians, but hard.”

“For 15 months, we’ve been told that we’re just on the verge of absolute victory, but we’ve achieved nothing other than destruction and killing,” Goldberg added. “We’re tired. Don’t misunderstand me – many people would still obliterate Gaza if it guaranteed security – but we’ve been doing our best, and we still don’t have it.”

“Israelis are spent,” “With luck, those first six weeks should be enough to develop some momentum towards a settlement.”