Israeli Poll: Majority of Likud Voters Support Prisoner Exchange Agreement and Ending the War

SadaNews - A poll conducted by the Israeli research institute "Aham Labs" and published today, Monday, shows that 54.7% of Likud voters support ending the war on Gaza as part of a prisoner exchange agreement. Voters from the Religious Zionism and "Otzma Yehudit" parties are the two groups most supportive of continuing the war, with 28.4% of this audience advocating for a ceasefire.

Among regular and reserve soldiers participating in the war, 73.9% expressed their support for ending the war, while 26.1% said that the war in Gaza should continue, even if it poses a danger to the lives of Israeli prisoners held in the Gaza Strip.

Support for ending the war was shown by 40.8% of the "Yahdut HaTorah" bloc voters; 43.2% of Shas party voters; 58.8% of "The Jewish Home" party voters (Naftali Bennett's party); 79.1% of "Yisrael Beiteinu" voters; 91.7% of "The National Camp" voters (Benny Gantz); 92.4% of "Yesh Atid" voters; 95.7% of Meretz party voters; and 96.4% of Labor party voters.

The poll indicated that 73.79% of the public in Israel supports a prisoner exchange agreement and ending the war. Among the Jewish public, 68.3% support ending the war, while 98.1% of the Arab community agrees.

According to the poll, two-thirds of the public in Israel and 64% of soldiers believe that the continuation of the war is due to political considerations by government members, while the other third claimed that the state's interest is the reason for the continuation of the war.

40% of regular and reserve soldiers reported that their motivation for military service in the war on Gaza has declined, while 13% said their motivation has increased, and the rest stated that their motivation has not changed.

The poll was conducted between August 12 and 19, including 2,182 people, of whom 1,810 were Jewish and 273 were Arab, all over the age of 17.