Democratic lawmaker backs bid to halt Israel aid

Democratic lawmaker backs bid to halt Israel aid US Representative Greg Casar said he plans to vote in favour of an amendment that would halt military aid to Israel, arguing that Americans "should not be financing more weapons for Netanyahu". "The Israeli government committed war crimes in Gaza and helped drag America into war with Iran," the Texas Democrat wrote on X. "Americans should not be financing more weapons for Netanyahu." The amendment, introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, would cancel $3.3bn in annual US aid to Israel and remove funding earmarked for Israel in the State Department appropriations bill. The proposal is expected to come up for a vote in the House later this week.