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Army chief says Congress must boost aid to Israel as the US death

toll rises to 9 in Hamas attacks

By Matthew Lee and Tara Copp
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress
must pass more funding quickly
for the U.S. to be able to give
both Israel and Ukraine the
weapons and munitions they
both now need, a top Penta-
gon official said Monday, as the
State Department raised the
number of confirmed American
deaths in the Hamas attack in
Israel to nine.
“The intent is to lean forward
in support of Israel,” Army Sec-
retary Christine Wormuth said.
“But in particular with munitions
and the ability to support Israel
and Ukraine simultaneously, ad-
ditional funding is needed to in-
crease our capacity to expand
production and then also pay
for the munitions themselves.”
It is clear the administration is
now facing potentially com-
peting requests from Israel and
Ukraine for additional weap-
onry. And while there is strong
bipartisan support in Congress
for aid to Israel, the next steps
are uncertain, with the House
lacking a leader after the ouster
of the Republican speaker and
the Senate out of town until next Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging ground near the Israeli Gaza border, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
week. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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