Biden allies in Senate pile on pressure to halt Israel aid over conduct of Gaza war

Bernie Sanders ramps up pressure on White House: My view is no more military aid to Israel when children [there] are starving'

More than three dozen congressional Democrats - including representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and a key Joe Biden ally - signed a letter to the president and the secretary of state Antony Blinken, urging a halt to weapons transfers to Israel.

In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers," the letter said. It was signed by Pelosi and 36 other Democrats including Representatives Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.