Senate rejects Bernie Sanders’ effort to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate overwhelmingly rejected three disapproval resolutions filed by Sen Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday aimed at blocking arms sales to Israel.

Sanders, 83, had sought to block a $20 billion arms deal sending US military tank rounds, mortar rounds and joint direct attack munitions (JDAMS) to the Jewish state over what he described as “unacceptable civilian death and harm” in Gaza.

The deal had already been authorized by Congress and the vote was expected to fail, but it also served as a test to measure Democratic support in the upper chamber for the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of Israel’s war against Hamas.
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