On the one hand this is a deal that by now he cannot back out of. This would be bad for him in his relations with Trump and it would create immense pressure from the people after raising hopes. On the other hand, he is worried about losing his government if he goes ahead with it, as he has so far failed to convince Ministers Smotritch and Ben Gvir to support the deal or at least stay in the government.

Netanyahu should be proactive, take the initiative and call for new elections on his terms, not Ben Gvirs or Smotritch's terms.

Elections might or might not solve anything moving forward, but they are necessary. too many people lost complete faith in the government because of October 7, and now many have because of this deal. They need to go back to the people. Netanyahu can run on his war accomplishments, on bringing the hostages home or on whatever platform he prefers, and Smotritch can run on standing strong against Bibi and his insistence on not ending the war, or whatever else he thinks will get him support. Let the people have their say. Give the people the chance and opportunity to choose and have a government they can have faith in again.