The latest chapter in the conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian military groups, i.e. the war in Gaza, has been ongoing since October 2023. In March 2025, the ceasefire agreed upon in January of the same year was broken, and hostilities resumed. By early August, the Israeli army controlled approximately 75% of the Gaza Strip, and in that month, we asked Poles for their opinions on the conflict. According to 70% of respondents, it poses a threat to global security, with 31% perceiving it as a significant threat. Conversely, 19% of respondents held an opposing view. These results are very similar to those obtained in a survey conducted at the turn of November and December 2023, when 72% of respondents believed that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict threatened global security, while 19% disagreed.

Do you agree that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict threatens global security or not?

A clear majority of respondents have a negative view of Israel's ambitions to gain full control over the Gaza Strip. Three-quarters of them believe that these ambitions are unjustified (75%), with 45% firmly convinced of this. Seventeen percent have no specific opinion on the matter.

Do you agree that Israel's current military actions in Palestinian territories and its ambitions to gain control over the entire Gaza Strip are justified?

A large majority of Poles do not sympathize with either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (72%). Among those who sided with one of the conflicting parties, pro-Palestinian sympathies outnumber pro-Israeli sympathies by more than four times (18% vs. 4%). Interestingly, in a similar survey conducted at the turn of November and December 2023, among respondents who clearly sided with one of the conflict parties, pro-Israeli sympathies slightly prevailed (14% pro-Israel vs. 10% with a more favourable attitude towards the Palestinian side).

Which side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

The most support of the Palestinian side can be found among people living in large cities with populations of 500,000 or more (30%) as well as among those who identify their views as leftist (29%). People with the highest household incomes of at least 6,000 PLN per capita (39%) and those who do not participate in religious practices at all (29%) also more frequently sympathize with it.