Senators formally introduce bill to block US weapons sales to Israel
Bernie Sanders said that he, along with fellow Democratic senators Peter Welch and Jeff Merkley, had formally introduced legislation seeking to block the sale of more than $20bn in US arms sales to Israel.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu’s extremist government has not simply waged war against Hamas. It has waged all-out war against the Palestinian people, killing more than 41,000 Palestinians and injuring more than 95,000 – 60 percent of whom are women, children or elderly people,” Sanders said in a Wednesday news release.
The Senate will vote on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval when it reconvenes in November. Sanders said Israel’s use of US weaponry in Gaza has violated stipulations outlined in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act.
“There is a mountain of documentary evidence demonstrating that these weapons are being used in violation of US and international law,” he said. “Sending more weapons is not only immoral, it is also illegal.”
Israel carries out deadly strikes in Khan Younis, Jabalia
At least one person has been killed after Israeli fighter jets bombed the Kallab family home in the centre of Khan Younis city in southern Gaza, the Wafa news agency reports. Several more wounded people were transferred to the Nasser Medical Complex.
Wafa also reports the Israeli military has bombed a house in the customs police area east of Khan Younis, resulting in deaths and injuries, without specifying how many.
In the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, the Israeli military has bombed a home on al-Yafawiya street, killing at least one person and injuring nine more, Wafa reports. Several people were also injured when Israeli forces bombed the al-Sahhar family home in Jabalia town.
