A poll conducted by Israel’s Channel 12 shows that about two-thirds of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not seek reelection and leave politics, Al Jazeera reports.

Only 27 per cent of respondents in the poll wanted him to compete in Israel’s next elections, while 66pc thought he should step down.

Even among voters for parties in Netanyahu’s right-wing religious bloc, only 53pc thought he should run again.

Some 85pc of respondents also wanted a commission of inquiry to be held to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 infiltration of Israel by Hamas.

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