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Hours after the U.S. House approved legislation that would send billions of dollars in additional military aid to Israel , the country's forces killed nearly two dozen people in Rafah , the southern Gaza city where more than half of the enclave's population is sheltering. Gaza health officials said Sunday that the weekend strikes on Rafah —a former 'safe zone' that Israel has been threatening to invade for weeks—killed 22 people, including 18 children.
President Joe Biden, who has continued to greenlight arms sales to Israel amid clear evidence of war crimes, is expected to sign the measure if it reaches his desk. 'Rather than sending more weapons to Israel, Congress should declare an immediate arms embargo on Israel.' U.S. law prohibits 'arms transfers that risk facilitating or otherwise contributing to violations of human rights or international humanitarian law,' according to a White House memo issued in February. The U.S.
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