📊 There’s no credible polling data showing that a significant percentage of Americans approved of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel which killed approximately 1,200 people and involved mass hostage-taking and atrocities.

What Americans Actually Said:

- In a Harvard CAPS-Harris poll from January 2024:
- 83% of U.S. voters said the attack was a terrorist act
- 74% called it genocidal
- 75% said it was not justifiable, even considering Palestinian grievances
- In a YouGov/The Economist poll from late 2023:
- Nearly 60% blamed Hamas as the main culprit in the conflict
- Only 14% blamed Israel, with the rest unsure or attributing blame to multiple parties
- Across multiple polls, support for Hamas among Americans is virtually nonexistent, and the group is viewed overwhelmingly as a terrorist organization.

🧠 Misconceptions & Online Claims:
While some social media posts have suggested fringe support or sympathy for Hamas, these claims are unsubstantiated and often politically motivated. No major U.S. polling firm has reported approval of the October 7 attack among any meaningful segment of the American population.


https://abcnews.go.com/538/americans-israels-war-gaza-year-after-oct-7/story?id=114489775