House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, is putting a bill on the House floor this week to rebuke President Biden after his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Getty Images)
It also criticizes the Biden administration for the U.S. failing to veto a recent United Nations Security Council resolution demanding a pause in the fighting.
The legislative text asserts that Israel "has a right to self-defense" after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants in which more than 1,000 Israelis – mainly civilians – were brutally killed.
The resolution says the U.S. House "stands with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists."
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It is not immediately clear when this week the resolution, led by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., will get a vote. Fox News Digital reached out to her office for comment.
However, it draws a stark contrast between how Republicans and Democrats are approaching the increasingly fraught conflict.
Rep. Maria Salazar is leading the pro-Israel resolution in the House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Still, it was followed by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leading more than 30 Democrats in a letter to Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling on them to "reconsider" a recent arms sale to Israel "in light of this incident."
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"We also urge you to withhold these transfers if Israel fails to sufficiently mitigate harm to innocent civilians in Gaza, including aid workers, and if it fails to facilitate – or arbitrarily denies or restricts – the transport and delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza," the letter said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on the resolution.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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