Israelis war-weary but most oppose Iran ceasefire, poll suggests

"If we're not going to break sponsoring Iran's proxies [armed groups backed by Iran] around here then it's [the ceasefire] not worth anything," says Liat Zvi in her Tel Aviv home.

"You need to come as strong to the table as you can."

It's a message at odds with the hand-written sign on the clear plastic sheet taped across the empty doorframe of Zvi's blast-damaged balcony.

"Give Peace a Chance", it reads.

But when it comes to destroying the threat from Hezbollah it's a different matter. Peace must wait.

"I think the majority of Israelis don't want the Lebanon fighting to be over unless Hezbollah give up their arms," she says.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem's poll suggests most Israelis agree that Lebanon should not be included in an Iran ceasefire.

Israel, backed by the United States, has argued the fight with Hezbollah is a totally separate battle and the threat on the northern border must be eradicated.

Pakistan, which brokered the deal, said Lebanon was included in it, as did Iran which has threatened to resume its own attacks if the Israeli military strikes continue there.

On Tuesday in Washington DC there are set to be direct talks at an ambassadorial level between Lebanon and Israel.

Negotiations between these countries, which don't have formal diplomatic relations, is an achievement in itself, but few believe they will herald any sudden or significant breakthrough.

Netanyahu only agreed to the talks after reportedly being told by President Trump to dial down attacks on Lebanon following Israel's bombardment in the hours after the Iran ceasefire kicked in.

The Lebanese health ministry said more than 350 people - a third of them women and children - were killed in the air strikes last Wednesday.

It says more than 2,000 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes since fighting renewed on 2 March after a Hezbollah attack on Israel. Twelve Israeli soldiers and two civilians have been killed by Hezbollah in the same period, Israeli authorities say.

Israelis vote in parliamentary elections later this year and some polls suggest Netanyahu's popularity has taken a hit because of the way the conflict with Tehran played out.

The popularity of his rival, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, appears to have slightly increased.

Polls have shown around 40% of voters saying they will stick with Netanyahu's coalition of nationalist and religious parties, while 40% are backing opposition parties.

As for the composition of the 120 member Knesset (parliament), it's suggested Netanyahu's Likud party would remain the largest, but his coalition would fall short of a majority.

If the government completes its full term, elections are likely to happen in September or October.

But an event six months from now is hard to compute, bearing in mind how these recent tumultuous weeks have so rapidly destabilised the region and the even greater unpredictability they've ushered in.

Additional reporting by Alba Morgade