Reports indicate that a growing number of U.S. service members are reluctant to follow orders they see as serving foreign interests rather than the country itself.

Troops have been quoted saying: “We do not want to die for Israel — we don’t want to be political pawns.”

According to the executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, applications from military personnel seeking to refuse service on moral grounds have surged by 1,000%, with the recent Minab school strike cited as a breaking point for many.

The situation highlights ongoing tensions between duty, personal conscience, and foreign policy objectives in the U.S. military.