The so-called “Israel Democracy Institute” think tank published the results of the survey, which it had conducted of 612 respondents from across the occupied territories.

Some 55.3 percent of the participants said there was a “fairly low” or “very low likelihood” of such an outcome. Just over six percent said they were undecided.

Only 38.3 percent of those polled believed there was a “very high” or “fairly high” likelihood of an “absolute victory” at the end of the war, which the regime has vowed to realize.

The regime has been waging the military campaign since October 7, 2023 in response to al-Aqsa Storm, a surprise operation staged by Gaza’s resistance groups against the occupied territories. It has simultaneously been employing an all-out siege against the coastal sliver, preventing the flow of water, food, electricity, and medical supplies into the territory.

So far, the war has killed more than 29,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured about 70,000 others.

Tel Aviv has, however, stopped short of realizing the main objectives that it has been seeking to achieve by carrying out the onslaught, including ousting the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas from Gaza’s rule, and forcing Gaza’s population to leave the territory for neighboring Egypt.

The resistance groups have pledged to stand their ground and not stop defending the territory until the Israeli regime ceases its aggression.

The KAN channel, affiliated with the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, said there has been “a troubling increase in the phenomenon of weapons and ammunition theft in the Israeli army under the guise of war amid fears that they may also reach armed groups in the West Bank”.

The channel quoted Roi Sharon, the military correspondent for the channel, as saying “there is actually concern in the Israeli army about soldiers or even civilians stealing high-explosive hand grenades and anti-tank missiles from inside the Gaza Strip or areas where forces are stationed outside it and transferring them to criminal organizations, and from there to terrorist organizations”.

Sharon stated that although each grenade and anti-tank missile has a serial number, in war, there is a lot of chaos, and continuous supply operations of weapons where the grenades and missiles are used are not counted.

“This facilitates the process of soldiers stealing grenades and anti-tank missiles and taking them home either as souvenirs or for sale to criminal organizations,” he added.

“This week, a Palestinian from East Jerusalem was arrested while he was in northern Israel and in possession of a Matador anti-tank missile, which the army uses extensively in the Gaza Strip.”

Also, last month, 15 hand grenades were used by criminals within 10 days, which are not old grenades but modern versions used by the army, he continued.

In light of fears of these weapons reaching from inside the Green Line (1948 territories) to the West Bank, the Israeli army intends to tighten inspection operations at crossings and checkpoints.

On Tuesday, Israeli media outlets revealed that the Israeli Border Police found three high-explosive hand grenades stolen from the army in the possession of Israeli criminals in the city of Or Akiva near Haifa.

In recent years, the Israeli army has disclosed several incidents of weapons and ammunition theft carried out by soldiers from within military bases.