More than half of American respondents are against the idea of deploying U.S. troops to defend Israel, according to a new survey.

The opinion poll was conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA) think tank from June 21 until July 1. A total of 1,056 U.S. adults were polled on their opinion as to whether they support American troops being deployed to defend Israel from the Resistance Axis, an informal coalition of the Jewish state’s enemies led by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The think tank’s poll found that overall, 56 percent of U.S. citizens did not agree with the deployment of American troops to Israel. In contrast, only 41 percent of respondents supported the move.

It also found that 55 percent of Republican-leaning respondents backed sending American soldiers to Israel, while only 35 percent of both Democratic-leaning and independent respondents were in favor of the move.

According to The Cradle, data for the opinion poll was collected before Tel Aviv’s twin strikes that targeted major leaders of Hamas (formally the Islamic Resistance Movement) and Hezbollah (Party of God). One strike in the Iranian capital Tehran killed Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh, while another killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

“This latest poll marks the lowest share of popular support in the U.S. for deploying troops to defend Israel since the [CCGA] began asking the question in 2010,” the outlet continued. “Despite the high level of support and cooperation granted to Israel by Washington since the start of the genocidal war in Gaza, the two countries do not have a formal pact that obligates the U.S. to come to Israel’s defense or vice versa.”

U.S. officials send military units, but also warn Israel about crossing the line

On Aug. 7, American officials confirmed that about a dozen F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier were deployed to an undisclosed U.S. base in West Asia. Aside from these jets, a squadron of F-22 fighter jets is also headed to the same base from their home station in Alaska.

The aircraft were deployed ostensibly to “help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies.” One of the U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said the warplanes are expected to arrive in the coming days.

But aside from these deployments, officials in the U.S.-led multinational coalition to defend Tel Aviv from the Axis of Resistance also urged the Jewish nation to temper its response, according to an Aug. 6 report by the Times of Israel (ToI).

“Don’t push it. Think carefully before you attack in return,” the unnamed officials told the Israeli government, as per the Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11. “The goal at the end of the day is not to lead to an all-out war.”

On Aug. 5, Tehran remarked that Israel must be “punished” for its assassination of Haniyeh. The Islamic republic has vowed to take action, something ToI described as an action that “could bring the restive Middle East closer to all-out war.” (Related: Iran pledges ALL-OUT SUPPORT to Hezbollah if Israel invades Lebanon.)

Similarly, Hezbollah – one of the proxy groups backed by the Islamic republic – has also threatened to hit Israel from its home nation of Lebanon after Shukr’s assassination. According to reports, the reprisals by both entities could be imminent.

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Sources include:

TheCradle.co

GlobalAffairs.org

TimesOfIsrael.com

Brighteon.com