US President Joe Bayden Wanted to prohibit Israel to sell weapons by $ 735 million. The relevant resolution sent Senator Bernie Sanders to the US Congress, reports ABC TV channel.
The document was also supported by the Democratic Members of the House of Representatives: Alexandria Odeau-Cortez, Marka Pokhan and Rashida Tlaib. According to Sanders, it is unacceptable to sell Israel American bombs that “destroy the Gaza Strip and kill women and children”, at least without discussion in the Congress. Sanders stressed that the United States is obliged to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the supply of weapons is unlikely to contribute to this.
On the eve, Israel received the initiative of Egypt on the bilateral cessation of fire with Palestine. According to the official statement of the press service of the government, the Israeli Cabinet of Security Ministers unanimously voted for this decision. Hamas in turn said that he would comply with a truce if Israel would also adhere to him. The cease-fire agreement entered into force on 2 o’clock on May 21.
The aggravation of the conflict between Palestine and Israel began with clashes in East Jerusalem. Then, on May 10, the Palestinian groupings of Hamas and Islamic jihad, based in the Gaza Strip, began a massive shelling of Israel – a total of over three thousand missiles were issued in the country. In response, the Israeli army called on five thousand reservists and caused air strikes for the purposes in the Gaza Strip. As a result of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, 12 Israelis were killed and at least 230 residents of the Gaza Strip.