{"id":52480,"date":"2025-09-14T05:01:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/large-majority-of-israelis-support-qatar-strike-on-hamas-leaders-poll-finds\/14\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T05:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:01:34","slug":"large-majority-of-israelis-support-qatar-strike-on-hamas-leaders-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/large-majority-of-israelis-support-qatar-strike-on-hamas-leaders-poll-finds\/14\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Large majority of Israelis support Qatar strike on Hamas leaders, poll finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition, the survey queried opinions on whether the strikes are likely to affect the chances of reaching a deal to release the remaining 48 hostages from Hamas&#8217;s captivity in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A large majority of Israelis support the government&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/growing-assessment-no-senior-hamas-201240492.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:strike Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">strike Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar<\/a>, according to a Friday public opinion poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three-quarters of Israelis support the action, with just under half (49%) justifying the action and its timing, while 26% supported the strike but question its timing. Just 11% opposed the strikes entirely, and 14% said they were unsure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition, the survey queried opinions on whether the strikes are likely to affect the chances of reaching a deal to release the remaining 48 hostages from Hamas&#8217;s captivity in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israelis were divided, with 38% saying it would harm the likelihood of a potential deal, 37% said it would help achieve a deal. A quarter of participants were unsure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the Knesset Museum, Jerusalem, August 11, 2025; illustrative. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Increased support for Netanyahu following the strike<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led coalition bloc saw slight gains following the strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mossad-opposes-plan-kill-hamas-011514249.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas officials in Qatar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hamas officials in Qatar<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/least-six-murdered-jerusalem-terror-102518077.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jerusalem terror attack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jerusalem terror attack<\/a> that killed six, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/four-idf-soldiers-killed-northern-194328084.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:deaths of four IDF soldiers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">deaths of four IDF soldiers<\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The strike on Qatar has been met with widespread condemnation from leaders around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The survey was conducted by Lazar Research led by Dr. Menachem Lazar, in collaboration with Panel4All on September 10-11, and included 506 respondents, representing a representative sample of the adult population in Israel, aged 18 and older, both Jews and Arabs. The maximum sampling error in the survey is 4.4%.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/large-majority-israelis-support-qatar-074434517.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition, the survey queried opinions on whether the strikes are likely to affect the chances of reaching a deal to release<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/large-majority-of-israelis-support-qatar-strike-on-hamas-leaders-poll-finds\/14\/09\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/2132f6c8df39528fcc874cb575780cff","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}