Americans’ approval of Israel’s military action in Gaza has fallen 10 percentage points since the prior measurement in September, and it is now at 32 per cent, the lowest reading since Gallup first asked the question in November 2023. Disapproval of the military action has now reached 60pc.
These findings are from a July 7-21 Gallup poll, as Israel’s campaign against Hamas stretched into its 21st month. Americans supported Israel’s actions in Gaza in its initial reading in 2023, taken several weeks after the October 7 Hamas attack. Since then, disapproval has outpaced approval in each survey, peaking at 55pc in March 2024 before dipping to 48pc in two readings later in the year.
The decline in approval is driven by 16-point drops among both Democrats and independents. As has been the case since the start of the conflict, independents (25pc) express higher approval than Democrats (8pc), but both groups currently register their lowest readings to date. In contrast, 71pc of Republicans say they approve of Israel’s action in Gaza, up from 66pc in September.
More than 50pc of Americans now view Benjamin Netanyahu unfavourably, his highest unfavourable rating since 1997. His favourable rating stands at 29pc, while 19pc of US adults have no opinion of him. Netanyahu’s unfavourable rating has roughly doubled since 2019, the last reading before the start of the current conflict.
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