After a ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold on Tuesday morning, albeit a fragile one, streets and coffee shops in Jerusalem were busy again. By evening, Israel's Home Front Command had lifted all public restrictions.

At an open-air market, people were back shopping. Some were simply relieved that the 12-day war, which had frequently sent Israelis to bomb shelters was over.

"I feel a little relieved that we are not at war anymore. But it could also be tricky because we never know whom to trust. One day we are in a ceasefire, the next day there won't be a ceasefire anymore," Liba Farkish told DW.

Many here said that they were satisfied with the attack on Iran and praised Prime Minister Netanyahu.

"I think we attacked them at a perfect time, exactly what we needed to do. I think Netanyahu did the best he could. They were really close to having a weapon against us, and honestly, we were saved at the last minute," Adina Bier, a high school student, told DW.

Shopowner Avraham Levy said that what "Netanyahu did is not just for Israel, it's for the whole world. Iran is a radical religious regime whose aim is to eradicate Israel," Levy, a veteran supporter of Netanyahu's Likud party, told DW.

About 82% of Jewish Israelis supported Israel's attack on Iran and the timing of the attack, according to a recent flash survey by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI).

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