Maybe it does sound high, but it's barely a majority, I think it's even lower now, especially with how violent Hamas against it's own civilians.
People downvote anything that doesn't fit their narrative sadly, especially on Lemmy where downvotes are anonymous. (Compared to kbin/mbin where they're public)
And yes, there were no elections in Gaza since Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip, Hamas actually pushed out opposition it had in there (ex. FATAH) and either killed them or forced them to leave.
Actually no, according to the poll Hamas support in Gaza slipped(while it grew in PA).
Only 52% of Gazans supported HAMAS a few weeks ago, and it may be even lower right now. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/poll-shows-palestinians-back-oct-7-attack-israel-support-hamas-rises-2023-12-14/
Do you mean war? If yes, then HAMAS can stop it by releasing all hostages
Israel haven't continued bombing in the time of the current ceasefire, can you please give the source of the claim?
Hamas has historically participated in ceasefire agreements in good faith.
Not in the last years that come in my mind, It was Islamic Jihad in 2022 but they couldn't do without Hamas allowing them to. Every single time it was games who started escalation, even if they've claimed that it was "defending of Al Aqsa" or something similar
hell they didn't completely follow the current agreement
Yes, Israel have, they haven't attacked and released prisoners they should've and allowed trucks with humanitarian aid, while Hamas carried a terror attack in Jerusalem (yesterday)
Yes, this is the source I used, because it seems the most realistic to me.
The HAMAS in group source says that it has 40k fighters, but it seems too inflated to me. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-hamas-aims-trap-israel-gaza-quagmire-2023-11-03/