An absolute majority of Israelis support plans proposed by several government ministers to annex and resettle the Gaza Strip, as well as calls within the ruling coalition to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, a new poll shows.
According to the survey, 56% of Israelis back responding to growing international recognition of unilateral Palestinian statehood by applying Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, with 38% opposed.
More than half (54%) say the 2005 Gaza disengagement, during which Israel demolished all 21 Israeli towns in the Gaza Strip and withdrew all military forces from the enclave, led to the October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel. By contrast, 43% of respondents say it did not lead to the 2023 invasion.
Israelis are more sharply divided on calls by some government ministers to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Gaza Strip, with a narrow majority (51%) backing annexation and resettlement of the coastal enclave, compared to 47% who oppose such a move.
