US Senate Democrat holds up $2.8B bomb sale to Israel

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has placed a hold on a proposed $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill reported. Shaheen has voiced growing frustration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to address concerns raised by Democratic lawmakers regarding civilian casualties in Gaza, cross-border strikes in Syria, and escalating violence against