Australians are supportive of placing tough sanctions on Israel and its leaders for their role in attacking Gaza , with a new poll finding more than half of voters agree the federal government should extend sanctions placed on Russia to Israel.

The YouGov poll, commissioned by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) and released Monday, shows the majority of Australians want Israel to end its assault on Gaza, with 69% agreeing – 53% “strongly” agreeing – the Netanyahu government’s military campaign should stop. Fourteen per cent disagreed.

The survey of 1,500 voting-aged Australians suggests the public is broadly supportive of the government playing a more decisive role in bringing the bloody two-year war to an end.

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The poll’s release coincides

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