Two years into Israel’s military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Americans’ skepticism of Israel’s operation and its government is higher than at earlier points in the conflict, according to a new survey.

The data comes from Pew Research Center’s panel of more than 3,400 randomly selected adults. The survey was conducted last month.

Americans’ view of the Israel-Hamas conflict

By the numbers:

According to the survey, 39% said Israel was "going too far" in its military operation against Hamas. This was up from 31% a year ago and 27% in late 2023.

The survey found that 42% of U.S. adults disapproved of the Trump administration’s response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, while 30% approved. Roughly a quarter (27%) sai

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