Survey reveals 62% of Israeli troops support prisoner exchange deal

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
22 Jul 2024 22:11
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According to the survey, 61.8% of the soldiers favor the deal, 14.4% oppose it, and 7.6% have no opinion on the matter.

An Israeli soldier moves on the top of a tank near the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern occupied Palestine, July 14, 2024 (AP)

A survey published by Israeli media has revealed that 62% of Israeli soldiers support signing a prisoner exchange deal.

According to the survey, 61.8% of the soldiers favor the deal, 14.4% oppose it, and 7.6% have no opinion on the matter.

This survey comes at a time when thousands of Israelis are urging the leadership to accept a prisoner exchange deal, while also blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for delays in reaching an agreement and retrieving the captives.

The situation for Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip remains dire as "Israel's" indiscriminate bombings continue to put their lives at risk.

Israeli Army Radio reported earlier that 47 out of 120 Israeli captives in Gaza have been declared dead thus far.

Moreover, a report by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth recently revealed that captives Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtab, who were declared dead earlier today, were actually killed in a military operation in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year.

Gili Cohen, a political affairs commentator on the Kan broadcaster, reported that following a six-hour security consultation regarding the Israeli proposal for a prisoner exchange deal and the ceasefire, the Prime Minister's office announced that the Israeli delegation would continue negotiations on Thursday.