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US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank

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The resolution cites a 'lack of accountability' by Israel's government and an 'inability to secure justice' by the US.

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By: Al Jazeera Staff
Published: Sep 30, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 30, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC

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Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require the Trump administration to report to Congress on increasing violence in the occupied West Bank, including American deaths.

KSL.comSenate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West Bank

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United States Senate

Upper house of the US Congress

The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the Constitution to make and pass or defeat federal legislation.

West Bank

Palestinian territory occupied by Israel

The West Bank is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up Palestine. A landlocked territory located on the western bank of the Jordan River near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia's Levant region, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east, and by Israel to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation, which is illegal under international law.

Americans

People of the United States

Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States of America. U.S. federal law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but rather with citizenship. The U.S. has 37 ancestry groups with more than one million individuals. White Americans form the largest racial and ethnic group at 61.6% of the U.S. population, with non-Hispanic whites making up 57.8% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans form the second-largest group and are 18.7% of the American population. Black Americans constitute the country's third-largest ancestry group and are 12.4% of the total U.S.

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US Senate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West BankReutersUnited Kingdom40 hr. ago
Senate blocks Democratic effort to force report on West Bank violencethehill.com40 hr. ago
GOP blocks Democrat-led Senate resolution on rights violations in West BankThe Times of Israel37 hr. ago
CAIR Action Alert: Thank the 47 Senators Who Voted to Expose the Truth About Americans Killed by Israel; Condemn Those Who Blocked AccountabilityCAIR22 hr. ago
Despite Record Democratic Support, US Senate Blocks West Bank Rights ResolutionPalestine Chronicle25 hr. ago
Senate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West BankKSL.com22 hr. ago
US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Israeli killing of nine Americans in West BankPressTVUnited Kingdom33 hr. ago
US Senate votes down motion to advance resolution on human rights practices in IsraelANewsTürkiye34 hr. ago
US Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights reportColumbus Jewish News31 hr. ago
US Senate blocks resolution mandating West Bank human rights reportRoya News37 hr. ago
US Senate Blocks Measure Seeking Report On West Bank Rights ViolationsNews of Bahrain31 hr. ago
Van Hollen Demands Answers for 9 Americans Killed in West Bank, GOP Says Goal Is Cutting Israel Aid2paragraphs.com26 hr. ago

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