72% of Israelis think Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, needs to resign over the failures of October 7, according to a Channel 12 poll.
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In the early hours of Saturday 7 October, 2023, Palestinian fighters, known as, Hamas, launched a surprise attack on the Southern region of Israel, killing hundreds of Israelis and taking many others hostage.
According to timesofisrael.com:
Of those, 44% believe Netanyahu needs to quit immediately, while another 28% believe he should quit when the war ends.
The poll also found that 50% of those who define themselves as supporters of the current government believe Netanyahu must resign before the end of his term. Forty-two percent of supporters say he should see out his term.
The poll also finds that the public views Netanyahu as most responsible for the October 7, when some 3,000 Hamas-led terrorists stormed into Israel, killing some 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and taking 251 hostages.
Thirty-nine percent said Netanyahu was most responsible, 18% said former military intelligence chief Aharon Haliva was mostly to blame, 10% singled out IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi, 7% voted for Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and only 4% laid the blame with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Among them, Netanyahu is the only one yet to admit culpability for the disaster.
The fighting between Israel and Hamas continues with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) issuing a warning to Palestinians to move away from Gaza City to Central Gaza.
The IDF said, “Gaza City remains a combat zone.”
