60% of Israelis say war goals achieved against Iran - poll
According to latest data from the Israel Democracy Institute, nearly two thirds of Israelis said they felt the country had achieved its goals in the 12-day war on Iran.
According to latest data from the Israel Democracy Institute, nearly two thirds of Israelis said they felt the country had achieved its goals in the 12-day war on Iran.
After the 12-day war which saw 15,500 Israelis displaced and 28 dead, respondents were asked, “In your opinion, did Israel achieve its goals in the war against Iran?”
The majority of Jews, 60%, think that Israel achieved most or all of the goals it set for itself when it launched surprise attacks on Iran on June 13.
However, there were large differences between Jews and the country’s 20% Arab population, of whom only 37% said they agree.
The survey, published by the independent think-tank on Monday, was based on a representative sample of the population in Israel aged 18 and above, comprising 603 Jewish interviewees and 150 Arab interviewees.
The majority of Jewish Israelis had backed war with Iran, but in the wake of the operation which saw more than 450 ballistic missiles fired at the Jewish state, reflections on the operation’s enduring success continue.
US President Donald Trump says that Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated” by American strikes on Iran's three key nuclear facilities which took place after Israel destroyed swathes of Iran's military infrastructure.
The war left over 1,100 Iranians dead and thousands more injured, according to rights group HRANA.
