Senate Rejects Sanders' Bid to Probe Human Rights in Israel-Gaza Conflict

The U.S. Senate rejected Bernie Sanders' attempt to investigate human rights abuses in the Israel-Hamas war, which could have potentially led to a halt in U.S. military aid to Israel. Despite overwhelming rejection, 11 senators, mostly Democrats, supported the effort, reflecting unease among lawmakers over Israel's actions in Gaza. Sanders argued that while Israel has the right to defend itself, it does not have the right to wage war against the entire Palestinian population using U.S. military assistance. The Biden administration has deemed the approach unworkable and is urging Israel to transition to lower intensity operations to reduce civilian casualties and increase humanitarian assistance.