More than two-thirds of Palestinians do not believe that Arab and Islamic countries are doing enough to protect people in Gaza from Israel's onslaught, according to new polling.
The survey, conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Public Opinion (PCPO), polled 1,500 Palestinians living in Gaza and the occupied West Bank between 5 to 15 March about recent developments in the conflict.
The results indicate widespread disappointment with the Arab world's response to Israel's destruction of Gaza.
Frustration is particularly high in Gaza, where almost three-quarters of respondents said that the Arab response has been inadequate, while two-thirds of people in the West Bank said the same.
"The results highlight a sense of popular frustration towards the positions of Arab and Islamic countries," the PCPO wrote.
Regional developments, including the expansion of Arab normalisation agreements with Israel, have "created a sense of betrayal among Palestinians", it said.
"The absence of tangible Arab support to lift the siege on Gaza has reinforced this impression."
The survey also revealed widespread fears that the US and Israel will move to forcibly displace Gaza's 2.2 million residents.
Three-quarters of people in Gaza and more than half in the West Bank expressed concerns about US President Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and rebuild it as a luxury tourist destination.
Trump in February announced that the US would look to occupy the Gaza Strip after the war and permanently expel the population to construct what he called the "Riviera of the Middle East".
The president has since downplayed his threat to deport the Palestinians though recent reports suggest that the US and Israel have been in talks with several African countries about taking in displaced Gazans.
Israel lauded Trump's proposal and set about preparing for what it calls the "voluntary" migration of Palestinians from Gaza before resuming its brutal assault on the territory on Tuesday.
The proposal was met with backlash across the Arab world, which has endorsed a rival plan drawn up by Egypt which provides a roadmap for Gaza's reconstruction that doesn’t involve displacing the population.
Egypt, together with Jordan, has rebuffed pressure from the Trump administration to resettle Palestinians from Gaza.
The poll also reveals sharply divergent views on Hamas and the Palestinian Authority between people living in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
More than 60% of people in Gaza voiced support for transferring power to the Palestinian Authority, an idea supported by just a quarter of people in the West Bank, where the PA is highly unpopular.
Regarding Hamas, less than a fifth of respondents in Gaza said they consider the group to represent Palestinian resistance.
Its popularity is higher in the occupied West Bank, where nearly half of people voiced support for the group.
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