President Biden's threat to Israel offensive aid was rebuked in a Thursday House vote. (Getty Images)
"President Biden's decision to withhold weapons approved by myself, the chairman and the ranking member and appropriated by Congress, defied congressional intent and is tantamount to an arms embargo," House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said during debate for the bill.
"Red lines are meant for our enemies. Red lines are not meant for our allies and our friends. But that's precisely what this administration is doing to Israel."
The bill would also withhold funding from the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State and the National Security Council if there was any delay in weapons aid.
"House Democrats have made it clear they'd rather stand in solidarity with terrorists than support our strongest ally in the Middle East," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the No. 3 House Republican leader, told Fox News Digital.
But opponents of the bill argued that it could set a dangerous precedent for restricting a president's ability to conduct foreign policy.
It comes after Biden faced bipartisan backlash from pro-Israel lawmakers for pausing a bomb shipment from Israel over fears it could be used in Rafah, as well as for warning Israel that the U.S. would not send offensive weapons if they were used on population centers in the southern Gaza Strip. However, Thursday's vote happened days after Biden announced he was moving forward with a $1 billion weapons shipment to Israel, according to reports.
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A significant number of House Democrats, who are led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, shunned the House GOP's bill. (Getty Images)
House Democratic leaders were also actively encouraging their caucus to vote against the bill.
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Israel has proven to be a politically fraught topic for the Democratic Party, with a growing number of lawmakers voicing concern about Israel’s invasion of Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack.
It's revealed fractures between more moderate and traditional Democrats' views on the U.S.-Israel relationship and progressives who are increasingly critical of those close ties.
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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