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Palestinians' support for armed struggle and Hamas drops, poll shows

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Palestinian support for armed struggle has dropped in less than a year, with most in favour of negotiations to end the Israeli occupation and achieve statehood, a new opinion poll shows. The Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) conducted the survey across Gaza and the West Bank earlier this month, after President Mahmoud Abbas announced presidential and legislative elections for 2027 to be held in November. It also came after Hamas said it had positively dealt with a US-led Board of Peace plan for Gaza, which includes the group's disarmament, and the intensification of deadly Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank . The PCPSR, which has its headquarters in Ramallah, says it is an independent, non-profit polling and research think tank. "Twenty-seven per cent of people chose armed struggle, compared with 41 per cent in October" when asked about the most effective way to establish an independent Palestinian state and end the Israeli occupation, the report