US Senator Sanders calls for end to military aid to Israel after renewed Gaza attacks

Senator Bernie Sanders questions Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz as Schultz testifies about the companies labor practices and unionization efforts during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing in Washington, DC, United States on March 29, 2023 [Nathan Posner – Anadolu Agency]

US Senator Bernie Sanders today called for an end to military aid to Israel, condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for resuming bombing in Gaza.

“Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks. Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again,” Sanders wrote on X.

“NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL,” he added.

Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks.

Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.

NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 18, 2025

Washington has long been criticised for its support for Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli occupation army’s latest strikes killed over 404 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including women and children, in its latest and most aggressive violation of a ceasefire agreement that took effect on 19 January, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

More than 48,500 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and over 112,000 others injured in a brutal Israeli military campaign in Gaza since October 2023.

In November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its war on the enclave.

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