STORY: As Reuters spoke with Israeli mechanic Eliav Reichbach, a siren sounds.

He and other employees run for a safe room.

This is a near daily occurrence in Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel.

It's an area where Hezbollah-rocket fire from Lebanon has been heaviest.

And a new poll shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing plunging support in the electorally vital north.

With elections taking place later this year, many northern voters want Netanyahu to take a tougher stance and believe he is buckling to pressure from Donald Trump for a ceasefire.

"Just unbelievable. Ceasefire. Trump decided there's a ceasefire and there are sirens. What have we come to? In what reality are we living? What reality? Why should we live in this area? Why?"

More than 50 civilians have been killed by Hezbollah fire in north Israel since October 2023, according to Tel Aviv University.

In Lebanon, more than 7,500 people have been killed by Israeli military action since October 2023, Lebanese officials said.

Wednesday night's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon was probably not what many northern voters had in mind.

The May poll from Agam Labs at Israel's Hebrew University showed residents in the north abandoning Netanyahu's Likud more quickly than voters elsewhere.

70% of those surveyed said they disapproved of the handling of the war in Lebanon.

Here's Nimrod Nir from the university.

"Netanyahu's bloc that received about 66% of the voters in the north now actually receives about 35%. So we see a dramatic shift, almost a mirroring image of what we saw regarding the past results of elections''

Netanyahu's electoral rivals have accused him of compromising on national security.

Netanyahu said soon afterwards that despite the ceasefire military operations would continue for now.