 A poll taken 28 July by the Dahuf Institute for the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" found that seven in ten (71%) supported using more military force in Lebanon.Asked what Israel’s next step should be, 48 percent said fight until Hezbollah is destroyed, 30 percent said drive the militia away from the border, and 21 percent said to negotiate with Hezbollah.On 31 August, mass rally of tens of thousands of people in Rabin Square called for the release of the three kidnapped IDF soldiers.