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Biden Administration Supports Replenishing Israel's Iron Dome Rockets after Gaza Conflict
(JTA) Ron Kampeas - The U.S. government supports restocking Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system after it was depleted by last month's conflict with Hamas in Gaza, acting assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs Joey Hood said Wednesday. "The president is clear about this administration's support for replenishing the system for Israel's ability to defend itself in the future," he said. A letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed by 55 House members of both parties in support of such a move noted that in 2014 after an Israel-Hamas war, Congress appropriated funds to replenish Iron Dome.