Majority of US House votes in favour of Israel aid bill

A bipartisan majority of the US House of Representatives voted in favour of a bill allocating additional funds to Israel on Saturday, part of a package of bills worth $95bn in total that would send aid to key allies around the world.

The legislation will now proceed to the Democratic-majority Senate, which passed a similar measure more than two months ago.

US leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell have been urging embattled Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote.

The Senate is expected to pass the measure next week, sending it to Biden to sign into law.