More than half of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria still believe that Hamas’s decision to launch the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre was “correct,” according to a survey published on Tuesday.

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research polled 1,200 Palestinians between Oct. 22 and Oct. 25, following the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that halted two years of war in Gaza. (The margin of error was +/- 3.5 percentage points, the NGO said.)

Support in Judea and Samaria for the deadliest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust held steady at 59%, unchanged since a May poll, while backing in Gaza rose by seven points to 44%, per the poll.

Asked for the most effective means to end the “occupation” and achieve statehood, 41% picked “armed struggle,” a euph

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