House Democrats back away from delaying Israel arms sale amid Gaza conflict

The Biden administration will brief lawmakers on the proposed $735 million sale of JDAM guidance conversion kits and other weapons equipment.
Israeli security forces deploy to disperse Palestinian protesters amid clashes near the settlement of Beit El and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on May 18, 2021.
Israeli security forces deploy to disperse Palestinian protesters amid clashes near the settlement of Beit El and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on May 18, 2021. - ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images
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Jared Szuba
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Democrats in the House appeared to back away from a plan to urge the Biden administration to delay a proposed $735 million arms sale to Israel amid the ongoing conflict with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

House Majority leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) will not send a letter requesting the sale’s delay after the Biden administration agreed to brief committee members on the matter, ABC News reported.

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