The US Senate has rejected a request to block arms sales to Israel.
According to foreign media, an increasing number of Democrats voted to stop the shipments, leading Senator Bernie Sanders to claim that "the situation is changing."
Sanders has repeatedly tried to block the sale of offensive weapons to Israel over the past year.
While the package failed to pass, 27 Democrats voted in favor of one of the resolutions. That's more than half of the Democrats in the Senate, writes A2 CNN.
The vote count reflects growing discontent among some of Israel's international allies.
Senator Patty Murray, who has defeated similar resolutions by Sanders in the past, said she supported him this time.
"As a friend and early supporter of Israel, I am voting yes to send a message: the Netanyahu government cannot continue with this strategy," she said in a statement.
Another Democratic senator, Dick Durbin, said it was "painful" not to support the resolution, writes A2 CNN.
"For many of us who have dedicated our careers in congress to supporting Israel, standing by it in difficult times, it is impossible to truly explain or defend what is happening today," Durbin said.
"Gaza is starving and dying because of Bibi Netanyahu's policies," he added. (A2 Televizion)
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