I hadn’t realised that a majority of Gazans want a conservative Islamist state and the complete destruction of Israel to create an Islamic state covering the whole country (from the river to the sea I guess). They also support violence and even the sacrifice of their own lives.
? I read the article you linked and it stated the exact opposite of what you are saying:
”But experts point out that the widespread presence of Hamas does not imply extensive support. The level of control is not a measure of popularity,” said Hugh Lovatt, a specialist in Palestinian politics at the European Council on Foreign Relations. “We have polling data over the years and, though there are always caveats, there is still a consistent historical trend and that is that support for Hamas tends to hover around the mid-30s in percentage terms.”
So supra majority (two thirds or more) of Gazans do not support Hamas.
“asked people in the territory if they supported “very extreme actions” to protect and defend Palestine. This was on a continuous scale and roughly 25% were above the midpoint in support of extreme violence, so a minority,”
So 75% of Gazans do not support violence or sacrifice of lives.
”When asked what would be a “realistic and acceptable” ending to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, just under half of the population said some division of territory between Israel and Palestine, either along the pre-1967 borders or those suggested by the UN in 1947, while slightly more than half preferred a dissolution of Israel, with a single Palestinian state under Islamic law the most preferred solution of all.”
*So similar divide to Brexit vote, just under half prefer two state solution, just over half prefer a single state solution. There is divided opinion on the solution to the conflict everywhere you poll, so this isn’t surprising.