If elections are held for the Knesset now, Gantz's party will get 42 seats compared to 17 seats for Likud, and 50% say that Gantz is most suitable to head the government compared to 29% for Netanyahu, and former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen is the most likely to succeed Netanyahu as head of Likud.

The results of a poll published today, Friday, in light of the war on Gaza, showed an increase in the popularity of the “National Camp” bloc, headed by Benny Gantz, and a continued collapse in the popularity of the Likud Party, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. In anticipation of protests against him, Netanyahu canceled a visit to the wounded from the war in Gaza at Sheba Hospital, which was scheduled for today.

According to the results of the poll published by the Maariv newspaper, if elections were held for the Knesset now, the National Camp would obtain 42 seats, one seat more than the poll published by the newspaper last week. Likud lost one seat and won 17 seats.

The Yesh Atid party stabilized at 14 seats, while the Yisrael Beytenu party declined from 9 to 8 seats, and the Shas party declined from 9 to 8 seats. The United Torah Judaism bloc won 7 seats, and the strength of the Otzma Yehudit party increased from 5 to 6 seats.

The Arab Front for Change alliance won 5 seats, as well as the Unified List, and the Religious Zionism Party won 4 seats, as well as the Meretz Party.

With these results, the gap between the opposition parties, including the “National Camp,” widened, with them collectively obtaining 78 seats, compared to 42 seats for the coalition parties.

50% said that Gantz is the most suitable to assume the position of prime minister, while 29% considered Netanyahu the most suitable to assume the position, and 21% said that they do not know who is most suitable for this position.

In response to a question about who is most suitable to assume leadership of the Likud Party after Netanyahu’s departure, 21% voted for former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen; Gideon Sa'ar - 13%, noting that he defected from Likud and founded a new party and ran in the elections within the "National Camp." He is a minister in Netanyahu's government and a member of the political-security cabinet.

12% voted for Defense Minister Yoav Galant; Economy Minister, Nir Barkat – 11%; None of them – 23%; I don't know - 20%.