The United States has witnessed a noticeable change in sentiment regarding Israel’s invasion of Gaza, leading the Biden administration to advise Israelis against prolonging their offensive.

A collective statement from 14 US Senators has urged a humanitarian pause in Israel’s actions against Hamas. Additionally, left-wing Democrats in Congress have cited a significant law that restricts aid to security forces involved in human rights abuses to challenge the Biden administration’s emergency military aid programme for Israel.

“We join President Joe Biden in his call for a short-term cessation of hostilities that pose a high risk to civilians, aid workers, or humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza,” the senators wrote in the letter sent to US and Israeli authorities.

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