A recent public opinion survey has showed a rise in the Palestinians supporting a third intifada against the Israeli occupation compared to a previous one conducted in July 2015.

The survey, which was conducted by the Arab World for Research and Development Center (Awrad), has unveiled that the popular support for a new intifada has risen from 26 percent in July 2015 to 63 percent in October 2015.

Between 21 and 23 October, AWRAD's survey was conducted on a selected group of 1,200 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

"The poll was carried out in the aftermath of president Mahmoud Abbas's September address to the UN General Assembly in which he declared - on the same day the Palestinian flag was officially raised at the UN - that the Palestinian Authority was no longer bound by mutual agreements with Israel and demanded international protection," the center stated in a press release issued on Thursday.

A third of the respondents also expressed their belief that ending the security collaboration with Israel should be a top priority for the Palestinian Authority leadership, while a majority of 83 percent supported the immediate holding of legislative and presidential elections.