The US Senate blocked a bill that would have stopped the sale of some weapons to Israel, presented by independent Senator Bernie Sanders, along with a number of Democratic lawmakers.

18 members supported the bill, while 79 out of 100 senators opposed the resolution, which, if passed, would have stopped the sale of tank ammunition to Israel.

The Senate is scheduled to vote later on two other resolutions that would halt the shipment of two other types of offensive military equipment.

All the votes in favor of the measure were from Democratic members, while the rejection included representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties.

Sponsors of the bill hoped that forcing a vote would encourage the Israeli government and President Joe Biden's administration to make more efforts to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip.

The project was presented amid the escalation of the humanitarian catastrophe facing the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and it also comes after the expiration of the 30-day deadline set by the administration of US President Joe Biden earlier this month for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in order to “improve the humanitarian situation.” In the Gaza Strip and allowing the delivery of relief aid.

It was expected that the aforementioned draft resolution would not be adopted, as a large number of members of Congress show steadfast support for Israel, a historical ally of the United States, and approval to block the sale - if it takes place - would represent a shift in Congress’ support for Israel, which for years has been the largest recipient of military aid. American.

Accusations against Washington of complicity....
Earlier, left-wing members of the US Senate called on the administration of President Joe Biden to stop supplying weapons to Israel, accusing Washington of complicity in the atrocities of the war on the Gaza Strip.

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders (from Virginia) and a number of Democratic lawmakers presented several texts condemning American aid to Israel, representing the draft resolution he voted on today.

He stressed that “the United States is complicit in these atrocities, and that this complicity must stop, and this is the content of these draft resolutions.”

Sanders said in a press conference that “what is happening in Gaza is difficult to describe,” noting the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in the Palestinian Strip, the destruction of buildings, and “Israel’s prevention of the entry of much-needed humanitarian aid.”

He added, "But what makes the situation more painful is that the bulk of what is happening there is being carried out with American weapons and with the support of American taxpayers."

Today, Sanders returned to accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of violating international and American law and human rights and obstructing the arrival of aid to the Gaza Strip.

During a press conference held in the US Senate, Sanders reviewed pictures showing the human tragedy in Gaza, as a result of the genocide carried out by Israel.

The aid proposed to be banned from being sent to Israel - according to the rejected draft law - includes tank ammunition, F-15IA aircraft, and mortars.

The Israeli aggression on Gaza has so far resulted in about 148,000 martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing persons, amid massive destruction and famine that killed dozens of children and the elderly, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.