Much of this carnage in Gaza has been carried out with U.S.-provided military equipment," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wrote.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he would file legislation seeking to block the sale of offensive U.S. weapons to Israel, citing the toll on civilians of Israel's campaign against Hamas.

Senator Bernie Sanders is attempting to block over $20 billion in arms sales to Israel through a series of resolutions. The Associated Press reports that Sanders wrote a letter to his fellow senators Wednesday saying that “we must end complicity in Israel’s illegal and indiscriminate bombing campaign,