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House seeks to force Israel weapons transfers in State Department funding bill
The bill also maintains a ban on funding for UNRWA and require the State Department to present a plan to replace the scandal-plagued U.N. agency
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An Israeli soldier checks a mobile atop a tank in a army camp near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on April 8, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The House Appropriations Committee’s draft funding bill for the State Department, released Monday, contains language seeking to force the administration to allow paused arms transfers to Israel to proceed, echoing legislation passed by the House last month.
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