12/6/2024–|Last updated: 6/12/202408:56 PM (Mecca time)
An opinion poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, showed that about 80% of the residents of the Gaza Strip lost a relative or had a relative injured in the current war.
The Palestinian Center published the results of a reconnaissance study it conducted in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in the period between May 26 and June 1, which focused on the October 7 attack (Al-Aqsa Flood) and the subsequent war and Israeli ground invasion. The unprecedented human suffering of the Gaza Strip population, the atrocities of war, and the debate about the future of the Strip after the war.
The survey indicated that the data collection did not include the besieged northern Gaza Strip, an area that is witnessing increasing famine, according to international reports.
Regarding the victims among the residents of the Gaza Strip, 61% said that one or more members of their family were martyred during the current war, while 65% said that one or more members of their family were injured during this war.
Regarding obtaining food or water, only 26% of the residents of the Gaza Strip are able to reach a place where they can get help, while 72% say they can, but with great difficulty or risk, while 2% say they cannot.
Also, 64% of Gaza residents said that they have enough food for only one or two days, while 36% say that they do not have enough food for one or two days.
According to the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, which is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental academic research institution, as stated in its introductory guide, the sample size in this survey was 1,570 people, including 760 people who were interviewed face-to-face in the West Bank (in 76 residential locations). And 750 people in the Gaza Strip (in 75 locations).