President Joe Biden has endangered U.S. troops and “emboldened” terrorists in the Middle East by impeding military aid to Israel, 48 Republican senators said in a letter to the White House on Friday.
The lawmakers accused Biden of “accommodating Iran and its terrorist allies” by delaying some shipments of military supplies to the Israeli military in recent months. His administration previously said it was concerned that Israel would use the weaponry in densely populated areas while fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Republicans, however, stressed that the threat of Iran-backed groups such as Hamas has grown since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, when the Islamist group invaded Israel and committed the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
“While your administration delays,” the lawmakers wrote, “Hamas continues to…
