75% of Israelis believe Netanyahu is managing war with Hezbollah 'very poorly'

People, holding banners and Israeli flags, attend a protest demanding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to sign a ceasefire and hostage swap deal with Hamas and to hold early elections near the Ministry of Defense building in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 17, 2024. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency]

Three-fourths of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is managing the conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah “very poorly,” Anadolu Agency reports.

The survey, conducted by Israel’s Channel 12 and released late Friday, indicated widespread dissatisfaction with Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict as well as suspicions over his motives in handling the hostage issue.

According to the survey results, 75% of Israelis rated the government’s management of the conflict in northern Israeli with Hezbollah as “very poor.”

In contrast, only 18% of respondents believe the government is handling the war “well,” while 7% said they “don’t know.”

Fears of a full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah have grown amid an exchange of cross-border attacks, especially after the July 30 assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut.

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