Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) commended legislation approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday to provide an additional $225 million to support Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.
Rodgers, the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, said the funds would provide needed support to protect innocent civilians from Hamas missile attacks launched from Gaza.
“There are no actions more atrocious and contemptible than intentional attacks against civilian populations – which is the hallmark of the Hamas terrorist gang,” Rodgers said. “However, their barbarism is matched by Israeli ingenuity with Iron Dome, the Israel rocket interceptor. It has kept Hamas from terrorizing the brave Israeli civilian population. Hamas rockets aimed at Israel have been successfully destroyed by Iron Dome. Violence and terror are met by engineering and civilization.”
Rodgers said the $225 million approved by the House would protect America’s “greatest friend and ally in the Middle East.”
“The House has acted once again to stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel and provide critical emergency funding for the Iron Dome and protect the people of Israel as they defend themselves and their country,” Rodgers said. “In the name of freedom and democracy, we must act.”
Israeli and Hamas leaders accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal on Sunday, which could be a step toward a long-term truce, CBC News reports.