US Senate committee advances nomination of Jack Lew for ambassador to Israel
© Reuters. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Pho
With Biden's fellow Democrats pushing to fill the position quickly in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Palestinian Hamas attack on Israel from Gaza, the committee backed the nomination by a 12-9 vote, mostly along party lines. Palestinian health officials said the Palestinian death toll now exceeds 6,500, as Israel has struck back against Hamas with strikes on Gaza.
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