Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that he wants to resume the war after the truce expires, he may face increased pushback from the international community if he does so, according to analyst Sultan Barakat.

“The war status in Israel and the declaration of war and the emergency law that he has instituted works well for his political agenda and for his survival. He would want to extend that as much as possible,” Barakat, a professor in conflict and humanitarian studies at Qatar Foundation’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University, told Al Jazeera.

“Now, whether he is able to go back with the same intensity, I really doubt it. I mean, it has even divided Europe, so Europe will be next complaining about this,” he said. “And of course, the Arab neighbouring countries, they’ve bent backwards to accommodate the pressure.”

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