The State Department has informed Congress of an $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, sparking criticism over the mounting number of Palestinian civilian casualties in the ongoing war with Hamas.
The State Department has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel , according to U.S. officials. The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles, 155 mm projectile artillery shells, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs, and more. Some of the arms could be sent from current U.S. stocks, but the majority would take a year or several years to deliver.
The Biden administration has faced criticism over mounting Palestinian civilian deaths during the ongoing war with Hamas. There have been demonstrations on college campuses and calls for the U.S. to halt its military aid to Israel. The administration has demanded that Israel increase humanitarian aid into Gaza but has also approved airstrikes that have killed dozens of people. The Israeli military claims it only targets militants and blames Hamas for civilian deaths, stating that its fighters operate in dense residential areas
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