Senators Demand Biden Cut Israel Aid Over Gaza Crisis

By Patrick Wilson

A group of eight senators led by Bernie Sanders, Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley sent a letter to President Biden Tuesday stating that under US law, military aid to Israel must be halted unless Netanyahu’s government immediately stops impeding humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza.

The senators cited the “severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza” due to months of Israeli bombing and obstruction of aid convoys, leaving children starving.

They argued Israel’s restrictions on aid access to Gaza violate Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act, which prohibits assistance to any country that restricts transport of US humanitarian aid.

The senators urged Biden to enforce the law and cut off aid to Israel unless it allows unrestricted flow of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.

The letter escalates pressure on the administration over its military backing for Israel amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Palestinian territories.

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