A majority of Gazans believe Hamas’ decision to launch the October 7 attack on Israel was incorrect, according to a poll pointing to a big drop in backing for the assault that prompted Israel’s devastating Gaza offensive, Reuters reports.

The poll, conducted in early September by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research (PSR), found that 57 per cent of people surveyed in the Gaza Strip said the decision to launch the offensive was incorrect, while 39pc said it was correct.

It marked the first time since Oct 7 that a PSR poll found a majority of Gazan respondents judging the decision as incorrect. It was accompanied by a drop in support for the attack in the West Bank, though a majority of 64pc of respondents there still thought it was the correct decision, the poll found.

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