US Senate republicans support Trump’s arms sale to Israel

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked two resolutions that would have stopped the sale ‌of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, as President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans rallied behind his support for the Jewish state, Reuters writes.

But support for the resolutions from a large majority of the 47-member Senate Democratic caucus underscored growing frustration within that party about the effect on civilians ​from Israeli strikes on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.