60% of Israelis back proposed captives for ceasefire deal

According to a new poll by the Jewish People Policy Institute, around 60 per cent of Israelis want the country to accept a captives-for-ceasefire deal presented by US President Joe Biden.

So far, Israel has not accepted the proposal, while Hamas has proposed amendments to the deal but accepted the overall framework.

The poll also found that most Israelis want Palestinians to control Gaza after the war, with Israel maintaining a security foothold in the Strip.

Only 10 per cent want the Palestinian Authority involved in running Gaza, while 60 per cent want local Palestinian entities and Arab states involved.

More than 25 per cent of Jewish Israelis want Israel to maintain full control and occupy Gaza after the war.

Other findings of the poll, reported by the Times of Israel, revealed that 56 per cent of Jewish Israelis have a very low level of trust in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while 74 per cent of Palestinians said the same.

Views on whether Israel should attack Lebanon are also divided, with 36 per cent calling for an all-out war against Hezbollah. Another 26 per cent called for a war in Lebanon once the Gaza war is over, and 30 per cent support a political settlement.