Gaza: The residents do not see a change in Israel's policy towards the Strip, whatever the outcome of the elections. Ahmed Zahran, a political science student at Al-Azhar University and a researcher on Israeli affairs, told Al-Akhbar that Netanyahu's opponents disagree with him on details but also favor the continued excessive use of military force, deterrence and security control. According to him, the current policy is the product of determinations made by research centers and national security institutes, and that the crisis lies in the fundamental principle of dealing with Gaza, on which the opposition and the coalition agree.