US Senator Bernie Sanders has spoken out against the Biden administration’s decision to approve $8bn in new weapons for Israel, reports Al Jazeera.
“The U.S. must not send more bombs to Netanyahu’s extremist government, which has already killed 45,000 people; destroyed Gaza’s housing, healthcare, and educational systems; and caused starvation by blocking humanitarian aid,” the legislator wrote on X (formerly known as twitter).
“I will do all that I can to block these arms sales,” he said.
The planned weapons shipments – which require approval from Congress – include $6.75bn in precision-guided missiles and small bombs, $300m in 155mm artillery shells, $600m in Hellfire missiles and $300m in Amraam air-to-air missiles, according to The Financial Times newspaper.
Previously, in August, the US also approved the sale of $20bn in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel.
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