Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon defends Israel’s stance against Hezbollah while supporting President Donald Trump’s aggressive response to Iran’s refusal to negotiate.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is aiming to block the sale of bombs and bulldozers to Israel.

"This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military," he said in a Monday post on X.

The left-wing lawmaker accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of perpetrating "genocide."

IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SEVERELY DISFIGURED BY US STRIKES: REPORT

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C.  (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

"The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers," Sanders said in the post.

In a Tuesday post on another X account, Sanders asserted, "This week, I will be forcing a vote to block nearly $500 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel.  Enough is enough."

IDF UNCOVERS HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS STASH INSIDE HOSPITAL IN LEBANON

A view of destruction as Palestinians, deprived of basic necessities, carry on with their daily lives under difficult conditions amid the rubble left behind by Israeli attacks in Beit Lahia, Palestine on April 11, 2026. (Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"U.S. taxpayers must not keep funding the Netanyahu government’s mass killing and displacement of civilians in Gaza, Iran and Lebanon," he added.

Sanders introduced joint resolutions last month to prohibit the sales of bulldozers and bombs to Israel.

IRAN'S ‘GODFATHER OF PROPAGANDA’ TACTICS RESURFACE IN WAR WITH US AND ISRAEL

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The U.S. and Israel recently worked together to bombard the Islamic Republic of Iran for over a month.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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