The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to bar the State Department from using international affairs budget funds to cite figures on the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza. The 269 – 144 vote in favour of the bipartisan amendment, backed by 62 Democrats and 207 Republicans, will now go to the Senate for consideration. Palestinian-American congresswoman Rashida Tlaib slammed the vote, which observers say is an attempt to hide the scale of the devastation wreaked on Gaza by Israel. “Since 1948, Mr. Speaker, there has been a coordinated effort, especially in this chamber, t…