a majority of Israelis do not believe in “total victory” in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated in recent days that he is aiming for a victory “total” Or “absolute”, against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But according to a poll by the Israel Democratic Institute (IDI), published Wednesday February 21, barely 38.3% of Israelis judge “very” Or “moderately” This victory is likely and 55.3% believe it “unlikely or very unlikely”. Some 6.4% of respondents did not comment, specifies this analysis center in Jerusalem.

On the sidelines of truce talks, which are being held under the auspices of Qatar, Egypt and the United States, regional and Western countries are discussing a broader plan for the post-war in Gaza which would notably include the creation of an independent Palestinian state and the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

However, the majority of the 612 people surveyed by the IDI (55.4%) are opposed to Israel accepting the creation of a Palestinian state. “independent and demilitarized”around 37% estimating “that there will be even more terrorism” in the event of the creation of such a State, according to the survey carried out between February 12 and 15.