The Pentagon orders troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The announcement was made by Iran's mission in the United Nations on X. It followed a letter sent to the U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres on Sunday, asserting that the passage of ships from countries it deemed neutral to the conflict, would be done "in coordination with the competent Iranian authorities.
48% : Paul Khreish, a municipal official in the southern Lebanese village of Ain Ebel, told NPR by phone that he was worried his region "will no longer be Lebanese" by the end of Israel's latest military campaign.
47% : "Not now, not ever." The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it would facilitate the "safe passage" of "non-hostile" ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but excluded vessels belonging to the United States, Israel and others engaged in the war with Iran from transiting through it.
45% : Israel began its military operations in Lebanon earlier this month after Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel in support of Iran following the Feb. 28
42% : Israel's military continued to pound Beirut and its southern suburbs, saying it was targeting sites belonging to the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Lebanon's health ministry said at least 33 people were killed in the overnight strikes, including a 3-year-old child.
39% : Israel's operations in Lebanon have killed more than 1,000 people this month, and displaced more than 1 million, according to Lebanese authorities.
38% : A draft 15-point ceasefire proposal to end the war with Iran, as first reported by the New York Times and Israel's Channel 12, includes calls for Iran to commit to never pursuing nuclear weapons and dismantling any existing nuclear capabilities.
38% : " The letter also stated that assets belonging to the U.S., Israel and their allies "do not qualify for innocent or non-hostile passage.
34% : In its latest report, Human Rights Watch said Israel's tactics of forcible displacement and deliberate targeting of civilians in Lebanon risk violating international law and constitute war crimes.
24% : On Tuesday, Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, said Israel plans to retain control of the territory south of the Litani River, which would effectively move the Israeli-Lebanese border north by about 10 to 20 miles.
18% : Israel's military, meanwhile, continued to strike the heart of Tehran Wednesday and Iran fired more missiles at Israel.

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