The State Department has informally notified Congress of its intention to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel, including air-to-air missiles, artillery shells, and bombs. The sale, intended to support Israel's long-term security, comes amid ongoing tensions with Hamas and accusations of human rights violations against Palestinians.
The State Department has informally notified Congress that it intends to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel , a US official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN. The State Department sent the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee the informal notification of the sale on Friday, the first day of the new Congress and just weeks before the Biden administration leaves office.
The proposed sale, which was first reported on by Axios, includes AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to be used against airborne threats, including drones, the US official said. It also includes artillery shells; Hellfire AGM-114 missiles; Small Diameter Bombs ; JDAM tail kits; 500-pound warheads; and FMU-152A/B bomb fuses, the sources said.
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