A record number of Senate Democrats, more than half the caucus, voted in favor of two resolutions to block U.S. military sales to Israel on Wednesday night.

While the resolutions ultimately failed, the vote demonstrated how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fractured historically bipartisan support in Congress over the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip in Israel's war against Hamas.

The resolutions, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), failed in the face of all Republicans voting against the measure and 20 Democrats.

Senators voted 27 in favor and 70 to defeat Sanders' resolution (S.J.Res.34), which sought to block more than $675 million in weapons sales to Israel.

A second resolution (S.J.Res. 41) garnered 24 in favor, and 73 against. The resolution sought to prohibit the sale of tens of thousands of fully automatic assault rifles.

"Whatever happens tonight, history will condemn those of us who failed to act in the face of these horrors," Sanders said ahead of the vote.

It was the third time Sanders put senators on record over their military support for Israel. An April vote garnered 15 Democratic Senators. A

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