Channel 12 Poll: Majority Against Hostage Deal, Resettling Gaza, and An October 7 Inquiry Before the War Ends

A Channel 12 poll conducted with pollster Mano Geva revealed clear majorities of Israelis opposed to humanitarian aid to Gaza without freeing hostages, the proposed deal releasing thousands of terrorists for the remaining hostages, and an Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip, per reporting by Channel 12 reporter Amit Segal.

Per the poll, large majorities of those who define themselves as rightwing (89%) and smaller majorities of those who define themselves as center-left (51%) think that humanitarian aid needs to be ended until the hostages are released.

A clear political divide can be seen with regard to the current proposed hostage deal, per which thousands of terrorists would be freed and the war paused for a month and a half in exchange for some of the hostages: 62% of those who define themselves as center-left support the idea while only 15% of those who define themselves as rightwing do. 72% of rightwingers and 22% of center-left voters oppose it.

The same divide is visible when it comes to Israelis resettling the Gaza Strip: 61% of rightwingers support it and just 8% of center-left voters do, while 29% of rightwingers and 82% of center-left voters oppose it.

Finally, on the question of whether and when the government should establish a state commission of inquiry into the events surrounding October 7, over ninety percent of rightwingers and center-left voters think it should, but they are divided on when: 53% of center-left voters want one now compared to 43% who want one after the war, while 77% of rightwingers want one after the war and just 17% want one now.