Israel: 71% of Israelis support halting Gaza war
A poll showed on Friday that 71% of Israelis support concluding a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas in exchange for ending the war in the Gaza Strip.
According to the poll conducted by Channel 12, the results of which were published on Friday, 71% support concluding the deal in exchange for ending the war, while only 15% oppose.
Also, 14% of those surveyed said they were unsure of their position.
The same poll showed that 51% of Israelis oppose the establishment of settlements in the Gaza Strip after the end of the war, while 33% of them support it, and 16% said they aren’t sure of their positions.
According to the poll, the popularity of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett exceeds that of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
With 39% of Israelis surveyed said they support Bennett for prime minister if elections were held today, while 33% said they support Netanyahu.
In mid-November, a poll conducted by Channel 12 showed that 69% of Israelis support concluding a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, while 20% support continuing the war on the Gaza Strip.
More than once since the outbreak of the Israeli genocide, Israeli right-wingers have called for resettlement in the Gaza Strip and forcing Palestinians to voluntarily emigrate.
On Friday, Knesset member Avichai Boron, from the Likud party led by Netanyahu, called for separating part of the Gaza Strip and settling there.
On Tuesday, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for reoccupying the Gaza Strip and reducing the number of Palestinians there by half by encouraging voluntary immigration.
