US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden

The Republican-led US House of Representatives passed a bill that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, rebuking him for delaying bomb shipments amid calls for Israel to better protect civilians during its war with Hamas in Gaza. The vote underscored deep US election-year divisions over Israel policy. While the bill is unlikely to become law, Republicans accused Biden of turning his back on Israel, while Democrats claimed the GOP was distorting Biden’s position for political gains. photo: AP/ Patrick Semansky