Palestinians remain convinced that launching rockets is good for their national cause - four months after such attacks sparked the seven-week conflict that brought death and destruction to Gaza.

Six out of ten believe that the attacks help "Palestinian goals", according to a poll released by the Jerusalem media and Communications Centre (JMCC).

The Palestinian research group found that only 15 per cent of respondents felt that rocket attacks harm the pursuit of national goals, while 20 per cent said that they did not make any difference.

The poll covered both the West Bank and Gaza and found that more West Bank Palestinians were in favour of violence towards Israelis than against.

Some 46 per cent of West Bank Arabs were in favour of "military operations" against Israelis, while 43 per cent were opposed. Given that Gazans are less enthusiastic about attacks, the proportion of all Palestinians in favour was lower at 43 per cent, with 50 per cent against.

These figures mark a peak in support for violence compared to previous years. JMCC board member Ghassen Khatib said: "It seems that this war has had the effect of radicalising Palestinian public opinion," he said.

Palestinians are overwhelmingly negative about the Islamic State, with 71 per cent opposed to the terror group.

A majority of Palestinians - 57 per cent - thought that Hamas won the recent conflict. This indicates that the movement's propaganda machine is working well - but not as well as it did after the 2012 conflict. At that time, 71 per cent of Palestinians thought that Hamas had won.