By ELLEN KNICKMEYER WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders forced an effort in the Senate on Wednesday to block the sale of some offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting civilian deaths there. The Vermont lawmaker and a small group of Democrats put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the transfer of some tank and mortar rounds, as well as kits that convert bombs into more precisely targeted weapons, to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “has not simply waged war against against Hamas.
Bernie Sanders And Democrats Attempt To Block Some Weapons For Israel Over Gaza Deaths
Associated Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:00pm
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