Image: Palestinians inspect an apartment after it was bombed by Israeli aircraft near Al-Shifa Medical Complex in central Gaza City, Palestine on September 8, 2026. Rizak Eldremle/AP

Sophie Hurwitz of Mother Jones reports: “The top Democrats on the House and Senate foreign affairs committees this week announced their intent to block a $2.8 billion sale of 60,000 one-ton bombs to Israel. It’s an unusual move—and one with limited power beyond the procedural sphere. But it shows that even pro-Israel Democrats are concerned that US-funded weapons are being used to commit war crimes.

Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)—a longtime supporter of Israel, and ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs—invoked what’s known as an informal committee hold on the bombs sale. This type of hold essentially puts a transaction on pause so that lawmakers have time to acquire more information…”

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