https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-800515
The Republican leaders noted that while the assistance funded by the supplemental appropriations bill will not be impacted, security assistance to Israel is an urgent priority with no delay.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson penned a letter to President Biden on Wednesday where the leaders questioned the in-progress reviews of Israel's wartime conduct following the announcement of a delay in arms shipment to Israel pending its operation in Rafah.
McConnell and Johnson said they have not been able to obtain pertinent information from the Department of State or the Pentagon regarding the ongoing review of Israel's assurances that it's following US and international law.
The State Department was slated to release its review of Israel's assurances to Congress on Wednesday but said the report will be out “in the coming days.”
The letter said the American public deserves to understand the “nature, timing and scope of these reviews.”
McConnell and Johnson called for the White House's response by the end of the week on the timing of the report, if other shipments will be similarly delayed, what office is responsible for conducting the review and when the review is anticipated to end to allow the arms assistance to move forward.