A new opinion poll shows that a majority of Jews in the occupied territories are either "not so troubled" or "not troubled at all" by the reports of famine and suffering among the Palestinian population in the besieged Gaza Strip. 

The results of the poll, conducted by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research, published on Wednesday revealed that nearly 79 percent of Jews in the occupied territories are unconcerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, highlighting a significant contrast in opinions between the Jewish and Arab communities regarding the war in the blockaded territory. 

In contrast to the majority of Jews in the occupied territories, 86 percent of the Arab public indicated that they are "very troubled" or "somewhat troubled" by the situation in Gaza. 

Additionally, the poll revealed a higher level of concern among left-wing Jews, with 70 percent expressing that they are troubled by the situation in Gaza.

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The poll also found that Jewish and Arab perspectives greatly differ on whether Israel is making substantial efforts to avoid causing unnecessary suffering to Palestinians in Gaza.

According to the poll, 78 percent of Jewish respondents believed that Israel is making substantial efforts to avoid causing unnecessary suffering to Palestinians in Gaza, despite the ongoing war. 

In contrast, only 22.5 percent of Arab respondents agreed with the claim that Israel is making substantial efforts to minimize unnecessary suffering. 

On the other hand, 66.5 percent of the Arab respondents, and 15 percent of Jewish respondents expressed the belief that Israel could significantly reduce the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza but chooses not to, even with the restrictions imposed by the war. Additionally, 56 percent of left-wing Jews agreed with this claim. 

Regarding the Israeli military's reporting on the extent of civilian casualties in Gaza, 70 percent of Jewish respondents said they "believe it to a very large or fairly large extent," while only 29.5 percent of Arabs expressed the same level of belief.

The survey was conducted online and by telephone at the end of July and involved interviews with 601 men and women over the age of 18 in Hebrew-language, as well as 152 in Arabic. 

The latest poll comes amid growing international outrage over reports of widespread starvation in Gaza.

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Israel launched a genocidal war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, after the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas waged the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the occupying entity in response to the regime's decades-long campaign of death and devastation against Palestinians.

The Israeli regime has sealed all border crossings, blocking the entry of all aid and worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions in the territory since March 2, when it violated its ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Experts have warned that without immediate action to ease restrictions and ensure access to aid, the humanitarian situation is likely to worsen and deepen the suffering of civilians caught in the crossfire.

Israel has rejected calls from the UN, aid agencies, and world leaders to allow more aid trucks into the besieged region to alleviate the crisis. 

The regime’s bloody onslaught on Gaza has so far killed at least 60,939 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

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