More than half of Australian voters believe genocide is happening in Gaza and Israel must face sanctions, according to a poll.

The YouGov survey commissioned by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network shows 58 per cent agreed with a the United Nations report that a genocide is taking place in the strip in Palestine.

Sixteen per cent disagreed, while 26 per cent neither agreed nor disagreed in the poll released ahead of the second anniversary of the deadly Hamas attack on Israel.

The survey of 1501 voting-aged Australians released on Monday also found 69 per cent of respondents agreed and 53 per cent strongly agreed Israel's military campaign on Gaza should stop.

It also found 57 per cent of respondents agreed Australia should impose sanctions on Israel similar to those placed on

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