US Senate Rejects Measure to Block Arms Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Conflict
The push led by Senator Bernie Sanders falls short, but advocates say it shows progress for the Palestinian rights movement.
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This is the first time since October that Washington has not given supplies to Israel's military.
Last week, the US suddenly stopped sending bullets to Israel. The White House, which has been upset with how Israel is acting in Gaza, has not said why they stopped the shipment.
Two people from Israel said that a delivery was supposed to arrive last week but for some reason, it was stopped. Now the Israeli government is trying to figure out why it didn't come.
The White House didn't want to talk about it when Axios asked them, and the Pentagon, US State Department, and Israeli prime minister's office wouldn't answer any questions.
The leader of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, got very angry at a group called Hamas after they attacked his country last year. Many people were hurt and some were taken away by the bad guys. Israel fought back, and now a lot of people have died. The leader of the United States, Joe Biden, and his team are not happy with how the Israeli leader is handling the situation.
Biden told Israel they couldn't invade a city full of civilians and scolded their leader for bombing Gaza without care. The US also punished Israeli settlers and didn't vote to stop the fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Even though the Biden administration has changed its language, they are still sending weapons and bullets to Israel. They have approved more than 100 deliveries of weapons since October 7.
Most of the things in these packages are kept secret unless they are really valuable. Only two packages have been worth that much money so far. Last month, two big packages were approved and they had a lot of bombs in them, both big and small.
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The push led by Senator Bernie Sanders falls short, but advocates say it shows progress for the Palestinian rights movement.
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