Analysts have long warned that Netanyahu has refused to agree a deal with the Palestinian resistance for a prisoner exchange and ceasefire because an end of the war on Gaza would mean an end to his political career. Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three cases filed in 2019. He can be sentenced to up to 10 years in jail and/or a fine if convicted in a bribery case.

Netanyahu has previously said any deal would need to allow Israel to continue to bomb Gaza.