# US Senate Democrat holds up $2.8B bomb sale to Israel

https://mins.news/en/item/65801

- TRT World, 2026-09-19 21:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/ef186b0d356e

> A Democratic member of the US Senate has held up a $2.8 billion sale of bombs to Israel, joining a Democratic counterpart in the House in blocking the deal.

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