A bipartisan group of House lawmakers urged the Department of Defense (DOD) to help replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system that was damaged during the 11 days of fighting in the Gaza strip. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 55 House Republican and Democrats voiced their “ironclad commitment to Israel’s safety and security” and urged the Pentagon to immediately work with Israel and Congress to fill the request to restock the supply of interceptors for the Iron Dome. “We ask that you continue urgently engaging with Israel on this request and that you please report to Congress regarding Israel’s needs as soon as possible,” they wrote in their letter (pdf). The letter comes after Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in May introduced the Emergency Resupply for Iron Dome Act of 2021 (pdf), which would authorize the president to redirect U.S. foreign assistance to help Israel replenish …