Jewish Group

Anew poll published by Channel 12 news on Friday indicated that the majority of Israelis would support ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in exchange for the release of all the hostages being held by Hamas as Israeli and US officials expressed optimism this week that an agreement was close to being signed.

The deal currently on the table reportedly does not involve the release of all the hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire, but 72% of respondents in the poll said they would support such an agreement while 15% said they opposed such a deal and the remaining 13% said they did not know.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has until now insisted that Israel would not agree to the key Hamas demand end the war in Gaza as part of the deal.

Among Netanyahu’s constituents, a majority (56%) also said they would support such a deal while 24% opposed it and 20% said they didn’t know.

A Wall Street Journal report on Thursday said the deal that was discussed this week would see some 30 hostages released in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and Israel releasing a yet undetermined number of Palestinian prisoners from its prisons.