Nearly 80% of the Israeli public supports a political initiative led by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, a Tuesday poll from the Israeli Coalition for Regional Security found.
According to the poll, 78% of Israelis would support a Trump-led political initiative, provided that it would end the war, return all hostages, disarm Hamas, normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, pave the way for separation from the Palestinians, and establish a regional security coalition against Iran.
The poll came as Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and called for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of all of the hostages.
“We have to stop the war in Gaza immediately. We have to negotiate immediately," he said.
"Instead of giving in to Hamas' ransom demands, we should be united with those who want real peace and get the hostages back," Trump said, adding that "We can't get one or two; we need everyone, dead or alive."
The US president also slammed European countries that recognized a Palestinian state earlier this week.
“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists for their atrocities," he said.
Earlier this month, a poll found that nearly half of Israelis believe that the IDF's expansion of operations into Gaza City has a low chance of defeating Hamas.
Some 46% of Israelis feel this way, while 38% of those polled believe that the expanded operations will succeed in achieving this goal.
The Coalition for Regional Security poll was conducted using a representative sample of Israeli voters by polling company IPanel.
Moshe Cohen contributed to this report.