Senior US Republican lawmaker urges Biden to speed up Israel arms sales
Representative Michael McCaul urged the US president to speed up weapons shipments to Israel which have been held up in recent months over concerns they are being used to violate international law in Gaza and Lebanon
McCaul said in a letter to Biden,
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“I urge you to act today to ensure all weapons shipments to Israel including 2,000-pound (907 kg) bombs, are expedited to support our ally”
McCaul, who reviews all major foreign US weapons sales in his position as chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said,
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McCaul: "knew of more than 10 weapons shipments to Israel that have been awaiting final approval for more than four months"
