![The Israeli army continues its military operations with tanks and military vehicles along the Gaza Strip border as destroyed and heavily damaged residential areas following the Israeli attacks on the cities of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip are seen from the Gaza-Israel border region on May 20, 2025. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image.jpg)
A new opinion poll has found that 49 per cent of Israelis support the complete occupation of the Gaza Strip, the displacement of Palestinians and the establishment of settlements on their land. Meanwhile, 44 per cent of respondents backed either a full or partial withdrawal from the Strip. The survey, conducted by the Summit Institute and published by the Hebrew-language website Walla on Thursday, showed sharp differences between coalition and opposition voters. More than two-thirds (71 per cent) of coalition voters support occupying Gaza and displacing its residents, compared to only about a fifth (17 per cent) of opposition voters. When broken down by coalition parties, Likud voters were found to be relatively less hard-line, with 63 per cent supporting […]
