US Senate kills bill seeking report on Israeli rights abuses

The US Senate overwhelmingly rejected a resolution introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders that would have required the State Department to report to Congress any evidence of human rights violations by Israel in Gaza, potentially curtailing US military assistance to Israel.

The vote on Tuesday night is one of the clearest signals yet that despite widespread public criticism of Israel, US lawmakers in both parties are unwilling to censure Israel.

The Senate voted 72 to 11 to kill the resolution which was forced to a vote on the Senate floor by Sanders.

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