US House Speaker Mike Johnson (left) leaves the meeting room after the vote
The vote on the Israel aid bill failed with 250 votes in favor and 180 votes against, while the bill needed the support of two-thirds of the US House of Representatives to pass.
According to NBC News, 46 Democratic congressmen supported the bill, while 14 Republican congressmen opposed it.
Democratic lawmakers said the bill was a "victim" of politicization , as the US Senate had passed separate bills on aid to Israel, as well as the border issue with Mexico and aid to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers led by former US President Donald Trump rejected the deal in the Senate.
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson had previously rejected a Democratic effort to bundle aid to Israel with other security budget allocations, including aid to Ukraine, and sought to pressure Democrats to pass a separate aid bill for Israel.
The above result marks Mr. Johnson's consecutive defeat in his role as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, after the vote on the same day to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas failed.
The Biden administration announced on February 5 that it would oppose a separate aid bill for Israel.
The bill's fate came as hardline Republicans sought to block a $118 billion bill passed by the Senate that would include border security and foreign aid to countries and territories such as Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
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