Most Israelis, even among the country’s right-wing, support a deal that would include an end to the Gaza war, the release of all hostages in Hamas captivity and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation troops from the Strip, a poll released by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) shows.

Hadash protest against starvation and for end the war in Gaza, in front the US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2025 (Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90)

According to the pool, which was conducted between August 24 and 28, 64.5 percent of all Israelis believe that Israel should agree to such a deal, with 62 percent of Jews and 81 percent of Arab respondents indicating they are “certain that Israel should” or “think that Israel should” agree to these terms.

Among left-wing respondents, 92 percent said that Israel should agree to this deal, but even among voters for right-wing parties, support was high. Fifty-two percent of Likud voters said that Israel should sign a deal that includes a hostage release, a cease-fire and Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza. More than half of United Torah Judaism and Shas voters also support a deal. Only one party – Religious Zionism, led by racist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich – had less than half of its voters say they would support such an agreement, with 23 percent. In the opposite side, 97% Hadash voters support a deal that would include an end to the Gaza war, the release of all hostages in Hamas captivity and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation troops from the Strip.

In other polls, including a Channel 12 survey from July, higher rates of respondents said that they support a cease-fire and hostage release deal – up to 74 percent. When asked by Haaretz, researchers from the IDI said that the discrepancy could be due to the way that the question was asked, noting that their poll included a complete withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Gaza, a factor others did not. In addition, the poll found that most Israelis oppose Jewish settlement in Gaza, with 53 percent of Israeli Jews and 86.5 percent of Arabs saying that the Strip should not be resettled.

The full poll: htpps://en.idi.org.il/articles/61601