62% of Israel’s population -both Jews and Arabs- believe that It’s time for those responsible for failure to resign. surrounding the Hamas attack on October 7, according to the latest poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute.

The survey, which was conducted from April 14 to 17, collected a total of 514 respondents’ responses in Hebrew and about 98 in Arabic. And when asked about the need for government officials to resign more than 6 months after the attack, 58% of Jewish respondents answered in the affirmative: which increased to 81% among respondents of Arab-Israeli origin.

The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency resigned on Monday. Aaron Khaliwa, accept responsibility for the October surprise attack that killed 1,200 people inside Israel.

This is the first high-ranking official to resign. as the internal investigation continues military about what happened that morning and the answer he received.

Elections before the end of the year

Regarding the call for early elections, 51% of respondents believed that they should be held before the end of the year.; and only 25% were in favor of holding them when the legislature expires, that is, in 2026.

For several months now, parts of Israeli society have been calling for anti-government protests every weekend in different parts of the country in favor of early elections and calling for the overthrow of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuwhose popularity has fallen to its lowest level.

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Relatives of at least 133 hostages have remained in Hamas hands since October. They blame Netanyahu and his government for failing to bring them back. and they believe the Israeli leader is more interested in his own political survival than in the return of his loved ones through the Gaza truce.

(EFE)