Talks continue between Israel and Hamas regarding the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza. According to a survey conducted in Israel, 44% of the public believe that negotiations for the continuation of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement should proceed in Gaza, while only a 9% minority thinks that attacks should resume in Gaza.

The Israeli state television channel KAN released a survey on the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza, as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption case. According to KAN’s survey, nearly half of the participants believe that Israel should continue the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza, with only a 9% minority expressing the need to resume attacks on the Gaza Strip at the expense of not releasing Israeli prisoners. The rate of support for the proposal to extend the ceasefire during the month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover (April 12-20), as suggested by US President Donald Trump’s Special Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and adopted by Israel, remained at 34%. 13% of the survey participants reported being undecided.

SECOND STAGE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT COMMENCED It is stated that Israel has hindered the second stage negotiations of the agreement that was supposed to start on February 3. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prefers to extend the first stage until the end of Ramadan instead of proceeding to the second stage of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in the Gaza Strip. 41% BELIEVE NETANYAHU IS UNSUITABLE FOR PRIME MINISTERIAL POSITION According to the survey conducted by the Israeli state television channel KAN, the participants were also asked about their views on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption case. As a result, 41% of the participants support declaring that Netanyahu, who is still under investigation for corruption, is unfit to serve as prime minister, while 28% of the respondents support suspending the corruption case until Israel’s attacks on Gaza come to an end. 18% of the survey participants believe that Netanyahu’s corruption case should be dropped entirely, while 13% remained undecided. Netanyahu is being tried on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases known as “Case 1000,” “Case 2000,” and “Case 4000.”