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Shaheen Puts Hold on $2.8B Israel Bomb Sale

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  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) placed a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel.
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) publicly announced a hold on the same weapons sale.
  • Shaheen cited Gaza civilian deaths, Syrian bombings and West Bank settler violence as reasons.
  • Meeks warned the weapons could violate international humanitarian law and U.S. statutes.
  • The sale includes 40,000 one-ton bombs that the Biden administration previously withheld.