Poll: Only 15 percent of Israelis want Netanyahu to lead country after war

Only 15 percent of Israelis want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remain in office after the war, according to a poll published on Tuesday.

The poll was conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) among 746 respondents between 25 and 28 December. 

While 15 percent wanted Netanyahu to stay on as prime minister, opposition figure Benny Gantz garnered support from 23 percent of respondents. Around 30 percent had no preferred leader.

A previous IDI survey in December found that 69 percent of Israelis thought that elections should be held as soon as the conflict ends.

In a different question, 56 percent of interviewees said continuing the military offensive in Gaza was the best way to recover Israeli captives held in the territory. Meanwhile, 24 percent favoured a swap deal including the release of thousands more Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails.