US Senate rejects resolution seeking report on West Bank violence
The US Senate rejected a Democratic resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied West Bank. The measure, led by Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen, included the deaths of nine American citizens since 2022 and wider human rights conditions, including Israel’s detention of Palestinian children.
The US Senate on Tuesday evening rejected, along mostly party lines, a Democratic resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied West Bank.
The resolution was led by Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen and would have given the State Department 30 days to report on the deaths of nine American citizens killed by Israeli settlers or security forces since 2022.
It also sought information on wider human rights conditions in the territory, including Israel’s detention of Palestinian children.
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