Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) pushed back on criticisms of President Joe Biden‘s plan to limit certain weapons shipments to Israel, arguing that the U.S. has “no obligation” to hand a “blank check” to allies.

Murphy was asked specifically about Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) critique of Biden’s threats to Israel if they move forward with an operation in Rafah. On CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Murphy defended the U.S. strategy.

 “We have no obligation to write a blank check of military support to any of our allies. We have a right, as a sovereign nation with our own independent security concerns, to make sure that, when we are partnering with an ally, that we are partnering with a winning strategy,” Murphy said.

“Our own national security experts tell us that this is a generation, this moment will have a generational impact on the growth of terrorism around the globe. I want Hamas gone. I don’t want them to ever have the ability to hit Israel again,” he added. “I worry that the number of civilians that are dying are ultimately going to provide permanent recruiting material to Hamas and Hamas will remain a threat for years to come to Israel.”

He defended his stance on limiting weapons shipments to Israel by arguing that the Jewish State should make a “more concrete commitment to a future Palestinian state” which he claims is “essential for the survival of Jewish State in the Middle East.”

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Biden received bipartisan criticism for his move to limit some weapons shipments to Israel but several of his top allies in his administration and the Senate have backed his move. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) went one step further on Sunday, arguing that Israel should not be receiving the nickel in U.S. military aid.”

The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been ongoing for more than seven months. The conflict began when Hamas committed multiple terrorist attacks against mostly Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023.