2/3 of Israelis think US currently calling shots on IDF operations in Gaza — poll

1 November 2025, 4:40 am

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat on October 29, 2025, meeting IDF chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (center) and CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper (left). (Maayan Toaf/GPO)

Two-thirds (67%) of Israelis believe that the United States is currently making decisions regarding IDF operations in Gaza, according to an Israeli television survey.

Twenty-four percent of respondents to the Channel 12 news poll say Israel is the one calling the shots, while the remaining nine percent don’t know.

The poll also asks if respondents believe Israel has become a “client state” of the US — a notion Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior US officials have pushed back on, with 69% saying agreeing, 25% disagreeing and the remaining six percent not knowing.