The veteran Republican senator was as old-school as they get in Washington, DC, and his death removes one of Israel’s staunchest allies of in the White House.

The South Carolina Republican served in Congress for more than three decades, became a prominent voice on national security and foreign policy and emerged as one of Israel’s…

The US Republican senator died of a sudden illness, his office said. He was 71.

Mr Graham, 71, a veteran senator, is notorious for often urging the US to go to war, especially wars that favour Israel.

Graham was also a strong supporter of Israel and a hawkish backer of the Iran war.