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Friday, November 15, 2024
Bucking Netanyahu, 69% of Israeli public backs hostage deal that would end Gaza war
Israelis protest calling for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 13, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
A poll aired on Channel 12 shows 69 percent of the public supports a hostage deal that would end the war in Gaza, compared to 20% who support continuing the war.
Eleven percent of respondents said they weren’t sure which scenario they preferred.
Even among Likud voters, a plurality supports a war-ending hostage deal, with 46% in favor compared to 26% who prefer continuing the war. Another 18% said they were unsure.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recorded late last month telling Likud lawmakers that Israel could not accept Hamas’s demand to end the war in exchange for the hostages, ostensibly over concerns that a deal would allow Hamas to remain in Gaza in some form.
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