Israel Gets Warning Sign From Republicans

More Republicans are questioning Israel's response to Hamas' attack as roughly half of all Americans now believe the country has gone "too far," according to a new poll.

On October 7, Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel, resulting in over 1,000 Israeli casualties. Since the initial attack, Israel launched a ground invasion they say is intended to target Hamas leaders and force them to return more than 100 Israelis being held hostage by the militant group.

Critics, however, have raised concerns about the number of civilian deaths in Gaza amid Israel's invasion. According to the Associated Press, more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, prompting protests, boycotts and calls for a ceasefire of the conflict in the United States as global leaders ramp up pressure on Israeli authorities to mitigate the number of Palestinian civilian deaths as the conflict continues.

New polling released Friday delivered a warning sign to Israel, showing more Americans, including Republicans, are critical of Israel's military actions following the attack. The AP-NORC survey asked 1,152 Americans whether "the military response from Israel in the Gaza Strip has gone too far, been about right, or not gone far enough" from January 25 to 29.