Barely days after securing a landmark cease-fire and hostage deal with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be testing the political winds and the prospect of turning renewed public support into an early election victory.

According to reports in Maariv, Netanyahu has begun quiet consultations within Likud on the possibility of advancing national elections, asking senior party figures to explore how quickly internal primaries and broader electoral preparations could be organized.

Likud sources told the paper that Netanyahu recently approached Haim Katz, chairman of the party’s Central Committee, to consider convening the body for a decision on rapid leadership primaries, possibly within weeks.