White House against standalone Israel aid bill without aid to Ukraine

That's according to Axios, Ukrinform reports.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a briefing on Monday that "we will not accept a standalone" Israel aid bill.

"A standalone would actually not help Israel and Ukraine. It would actually delay […] the needed aid," Jean-Pierre added, calling instead for the House to pass the Senate's $95 billion Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid bill.

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Earlier in the briefing, national security spokesman John Kirby said the White House is "posed to a standalone bill that would just work on Israel."

House Speaker Mike Johnson said after a closed-door Republican conference meeting on Monday that the U.S. House of Representatives would consider a foreign aid package this week, dividing it into four separate bills supporting Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and other U.S. national security needs.