Democrats in the US Senate on Tuesday blocked Republican attempts to quickly approve an emergency aid bill for Israel without funds for Ukraine, which the House of Representatives passed last week. This was reported by Reuters.
Democrats have also accused Republicans in the US House of Representatives of playing politics with the events in Israel, as they tie aid to Israel to cuts in funding for the Internal Revenue Service.
"Our allies in Ukraine cannot afford a delay, and neither can our allies in Israel," said Senator Patty Murray, who chairs the Budget Committee.
As a reminder, the US House of Representatives bill provides for $14.3 billion to Israel in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas militants, as well as a reduction in funding for the American tax service by the same amount.
