It's not going well for Netanyahu. There's a bit of good news, but the rest is mostly bad: most Israelis don't want to change horse in midstream as total war is waged against Hamas. It's a fight to the finish, and Bibi is secure in his position as Prime Minister.
But polls show that over sixty percent of Israelis want someone else as PM once the war against Hamas is won. They also indicate that his party could lose as much as one third of their seats in the Knesset. Then there's the accountability for a massive Israeli intelligence failure, having missed the terrorist attacks. After the October 1973 war, Meir resigned as PM as Labour was divided. So it could happen again, eventually.
Then there's the matter of Netanyahu's view of Hamas as a counterweight to Fatah and the Palestinian Authority. By allowing Hamas to rule in Gaza, the PA was undermined as settlements increased in The West Bank, and that in effect put the kibosh on the establishment of a Palestinian state. It was a divide and conquer strategy. Ultimately, it perhaps incited tragedy as terrorism was unleashed on Israel by Hamas.
Fortunately, most of the civilized world is standing full square with Israel. It will be a long, hard, bloody slog with significant military and paramilitary losses on both sides. Israel and Palestine have already experienced huge civilian losses and unfortunately, a lot more are to come. But the IDF will do its job in Gaza. They're confident they can root out Hamas. The odds are likely in their favour, but the finality of destroying Hamas is not a certainty. That remains to be seen as this war against terrorism continues.
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