Analysts and military researchers in Israel agreed in their assessment that Israel has failed to impose its terms for a ceasefire or define a strategy to end the fighting and reach a truce in Gaza. Political circles and the forces of the government coalition headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition parties headed by Yair Lapid are increasingly debating over the outcome of the battle.
Military analyst Ron Ben-Yishai believes that the source of headaches and problems for Israel is the West Bank, not what is happening in the Gaza Strip.