US Senate to vote on Bernie Sanders effort to block arms sales to Israel

Joint resolutions of disapproval would prevent Pentagon from sending $20bn to Israel as it continues assault on Gaza

A vote to block arms sales to Israel will be held on Wednesday in the US Senate.

The joint resolutions of disapproval (JRDs), introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders in September, would prevent the Pentagon from sending another $20bn to Israel as it continues its assault on Gaza – which has killed at least 43,000 people.