Request to vaccinate multinational force came from US and has been approved by Israel, despite freeze imposed on transfers of shots to other countries

In bipartisan letter to Esper and secretary of state, 12 Congress members call American soldiers in peninsula 'vital' to upholding 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty

Potential removal of some 400 soldiers from US-led peacekeeping force is opposed by Israel and US State Department, The Wall Street Journal reports