Influential US Republican Urges Biden to Speed Israel Arms Sales

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee urged President Joe Biden to speed up weapons shipments to Israel, including 2000-pound (907 kg) bombs that have been held up for months over human rights concerns. Michael McCaul, who reviews all major foreign U.S. weapons sales in his position as committee chairman, said he was also aware of more than 10 other planned weapons sales to Israel that have been awaiting final approval for more than four months and urged that they proceed quickly (Read more at USNews).