On Capitol Hill, more than half of the Democratic caucus voted Wednesday to block $675 million in U.S. arms sales to Israel. Senator Bernie Sanders had introduced the measure, which ended up being defeated in a 70-27 vote. Sanders spoke from the floor before the vote.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: “The United States has provided more than $22 billion for Israel’s military operations since this war began. Twenty-two billion dollars. One estimate, based on Brown University research, calculates that the United States has paid for 70% of the Gaza war. In other words, American taxpayer dollars are being used to starve children, bomb schools, kill civilians and support the cruelty of Netanyahu and his criminal ministers.”