Most Israelis support hostage deal to end Gaza war, new poll shows
A recent poll shows 59% of Israelis support an immediate hostage deal to end the Israel-Hamas war, with 33% opposing.
Some 59% of voters said that they support Israel making an immediate hostage deal that includes ending the Israel-Hamas war, according to an August poll released Wednesday by the Hostage Family Forum, conducted by the Midgam polling institute led by Mano Geva.
This is compared to 33% of all voters who oppose such a deal, with the rest undecided.
Among coalition voters, this support stood at 41% in favor, with 49% against, and the rest undecided.
Some 68% of the Israeli public polled thinks that the Israeli government should make a deal to bring back the hostages when asked: "What should Israel's government do now?"
This is compared to 23% of the population who answered that destroying Hamas is what the government should "do now."
Hostage deal over destroying Hamas
Among coalition voters, 52% said that a deal should be made before destroying Hamas, while 35% said Hamas should be destroyed first. The rest were undecided.
The forum said the poll was conducted on 504 Israelis, a representative sample of Israel's Jewish population.
According to previous polls released by the forum, public support for prioritizing a hostage deal over destroying Hamas was 72% in July and 67% in June, climbing from 46% in May.
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