Poll: 66 percent of Israelis support Trump's plan for Gaza

A poll showed that 66 percent of Israelis support U.S. President Donald Trump's plan regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

According to the results of a poll published by the Hebrew newspaper "Maariv" on Friday, 66 percent of Israelis support Trump's plan, while 11 percent oppose it and 23 percent "have no specific opinion."

The poll was conducted by the private "Lazar" Institute and included a random sample of 500 Israelis with a margin of error of 4.4 percent.

However, the poll results indicated that 41 percent of the surveyed Israelis say there is "some chance" of implementing the plan, 14 percent believe there is a "great chance" for the plan's success, 30 percent think the chances of success are "slim," and 15 percent "have no specific opinion."

On September 29, Trump announced a plan consisting of 20 points, including: the release of Israeli prisoners held in Gaza within 72 hours of Israel's approval of the plan, a ceasefire, and the disarmament of Hamas.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 48 Israeli captives in Gaza, of whom 20 are alive, while around 11,100 Palestinians are imprisoned in its jails, suffering from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, with many having died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

Trump's plan also calls for the establishment of an international supervisory body headed by him, responsible for training a governance administration in Gaza, without the participation of Hamas.

During a press conference with Trump at the White House last Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he "supports Trump's plan," considering it "achieves Israeli objectives from the war."

Meanwhile, Qatar announced on September 30 that it and Egypt (the mediating countries) informed Hamas of Trump's plan, and the movement "dealt responsibly and promised to study it."

Two days after informing Hamas, Hamas leader Mohammed Nazzal said in an interview with Qatari channel "Al Jazeera" that the movement "will respond soon" to Trump's plan, confirming the movement's seriousness in reaching understandings "away from the sword of time and the pressures exerted through threats."

Despite this, the Israeli army continues its ground deployment in key areas of Gaza City, bombarding civilians and demolishing buildings and residential facilities, as part of its efforts to occupy the city and displace Palestinians from it.

In another context, the poll results also indicate that the announcement of the plan contributed very slightly to the rise in popularity of the government parties led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

Maariv reported that after presenting Trump's plan and while awaiting Hamas's response, the coalition bloc's (government parties) chances increased this week, raising their seats in the Knesset to 49 "if elections were held today."

However, it noted: "Nevertheless, the opposition bloc holds the majority, with 61 seats (out of 120), even without the Arab parties, which continue to maintain stability and secured 10 seats this week."

To form a government in Israel, the support of at least 61 deputies in the Knesset is required.

No parliamentary elections are on the horizon due to Netanyahu's refusal to hold elections amid the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip for the past two years.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with U.S. support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, resulting in 66,225 deaths and 168,938 injuries, most of whom are children and women, and a famine that claimed the lives of 455 Palestinians, including 151 children.