December 19, 2023
According to a survey conducted in Palestine, the majority of Palestinians have supported the attacks on Israel by Hamas on October 7.
Despite the continuous and intense attacks on Gaza for more than two months, Israel has not only failed to inflict any major damage on Hamas, but during this time, Hamas's popularity has increased.
According to the foreign news agency, in the recent survey results of the Palestinian Center for Policy Survey and Research (PCPSR), a well-known Palestinian organization, it has been revealed that 3 out of every 4 Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank on October 7, Israel They consider the action of Hamas to be opposed as correct.
According to the survey results, after October 7, the popularity of Hamas has increased in the occupied West Bank along with the Gaza Strip.
In the survey, 72 percent of Palestinians justified the attacks by Hamas, while 22 percent opposed it, while the remaining 6 percent did not answer.
During the survey, the majority of Palestinians accepted Hamas's claim that the operation was aimed at protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque and freeing Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, while 10 percent opposed the operation by Hamas, accusing it of war crimes. stated.
The survey also revealed that compared to the survey conducted before October 7, an increase in support for Hamas was seen in Gaza this time, while the popularity of Hamas in the occupied West Bank increased by 3 times, where incidents of violence after many years. And tensions are rising.
According to the survey, the popularity of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reached a very low level and only 11 percent of people in the survey expressed satisfaction with Mahmoud Abbas's leadership and 89 percent of people have demanded his resignation.
According to the news agency, this survey was conducted between November 22 and December 2, during which it was possible to conduct the survey due to the temporary ceasefire in Gaza.
It should be noted that 19 thousand 400 Palestinians have been martyred in Gaza in the ongoing Israeli attacks since October 7, while around 50 thousand are injured, the majority of the martyrs and injured are women and children.
