House Democrats back away from delaying Israel arms sale amid Gaza conflict
The Biden administration will brief lawmakers on the proposed $735 million sale of JDAM guidance conversion kits and other weapons equipment.
Democrats in the House appeared to back away from a plan to urge the Biden administration to delay a proposed $735 million arms sale to Israel amid the ongoing conflict with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
House Majority leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) will not send a letter requesting the sale’s delay after the Biden administration agreed to brief committee members on the matter, ABC News reported.
Meeks was set to request a delay that could give lawmakers time to place a hold on the sale, Vox's Alex Ward first reported yesterday.
The Biden administration formally notified Congress of the plan to grant Boeing a license to directly sell $735 million worth of weapons equipment, including JDAM bomb guidance kits, on May 5, nearly a week before the conflict with Gaza began.
